Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holtwood Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 761st highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holtwood Road (S4 7BA) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holtwood Road (S4 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Roe Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holtwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firshill Close
Apr 2026Drugs Firshill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Passhouses Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passhouses Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passhouses Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Firshill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christ Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burngreave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burngreave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roe Lane
Apr 2026Public order Roe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roe Lane

Data Sources

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