Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ironstone Crescent area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 312th 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 Ironstone Crescent (S35 3XT) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ironstone Crescent (S35 3XT), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mortomley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Local resolution |
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