Crime Rates at Livingstone Road, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2UG

Livingstone Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Penistone East , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Livingstone Road (S35 2UG) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Penistone East average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livingstone Road (S35 2UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollow Gate, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farrier Gate (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.