Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Ridal Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridal Close (S36 1JB) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridal Close (S36 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Ridal Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ridal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridal Close —
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ridal Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ridal Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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