Total Crime Rate

252.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.0 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 252.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodfold area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 166th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfold (S3 9PE) in the last 12 months was 252.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfold (S3 9PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitsmoor Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gray Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodfold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wood Fold Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christ Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rising Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nottingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pye Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pye Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitsmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Polka Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinfold Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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