Total Crime Rate
262.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manchester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 163rd 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 2HA) in the last 12 months was 262.7 per 1,000 residents and was 264.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (S36 2HA), 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 | Other theft | Shopping Area | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fox Valley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Button Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Button Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Valley Way | — |
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