Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheldon Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 843rd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheldon Road (S36 1FE) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Stocksbridge and Upper Don average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Road (S36 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shay House Lane, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grayson Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheldon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenworthy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Button Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shay House Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shay House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shay House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shay House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Button Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Askew Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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