Total Crime Rate
331.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manchester Road 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 Manchester Road (S36 2DS) 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 Manchester Road (S36 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stocksbridge and Upper Don| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fox Valley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Valley Way | — |
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