Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manchester Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (S36 2RG) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (S36 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armitage Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holling Croft (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Royd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armitage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holling Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whitehead Avenue | Under investigation |
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