Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Slackfields Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Stannington , and the 851st highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Slackfields Lane (S35 0DU) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Stannington average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slackfields Lane (S35 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Old School Croft. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Slackfields Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old School Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slack Fields Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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