Crime Rates at Upper Ley Court, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1AJ

Upper Ley Court area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Upper Ley Court (S35 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the East Ecclesfield average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Ley Court (S35 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.