Total Crime Rate
297.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bolsterstone Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Bolsterstone Drive (S36 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 297.3 per 1,000 residents and was 324.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bolsterstone Drive (S36 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bocking Hill, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lee Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whitehead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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