Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Top Side area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 431st 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 Top Side (S35 8RD) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the East Ecclesfield average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
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 ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Top Side (S35 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhead Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnpike Croft (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnpike Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodhead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodhead Road | — |
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