Total Crime Rate

456.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

258.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 456.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 258.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.3 10/10
  • Public order 79.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirecliffe Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirecliffe Lane (S3 9AD) in the last 12 months was 456.9 per 1,000 residents and was 148.9% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 258.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirecliffe Lane (S3 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near High View. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirecliffe Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firshill Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High View
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firshill Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roe Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roe Lane
Apr 2026Public order Roe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirecliffe Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christ Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Firshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Firshill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firshill Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High View

Data Sources

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