Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pot House Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pot House Lane (S36 1ET) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% higher than the Stocksbridge and Upper Don average (70.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pot House Lane (S36 1ET), the main crime hotspot is near Shay House Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pot House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Red Fern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red Fern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red Fern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Fern Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mcintyre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shay House Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shay House Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shay House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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