Crime Rates at Elm Rise, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 1ZB

Elm Rise area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 550th 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 Elm Rise (S35 1ZB) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the East Ecclesfield average (81.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Rise (S35 1ZB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Inge Crescent, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.