Total Crime Rate
331.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Samuel Fox Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 108th 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 Samuel Fox Avenue (S36 2AF) in the last 12 months was 331.7 per 1,000 residents and was 359.7% 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 Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Samuel Fox Avenue (S36 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haywood Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stocksbridge and Upper Don| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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