Total Crime Rate

828.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 828.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 304.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.1 10/10
  • Public order 113.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Burncross Road area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Burncross Road (S35 1SF) in the last 12 months was 828.1 per 1,000 residents and was 820.7% higher than the East Ecclesfield average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 246.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burncross Road (S35 1SF), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burncross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commerce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commerce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
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Data Sources

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