Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Skipton Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 769th 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 Skipton Road (S4 7DD) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Road (S4 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osgathorpe Crescent, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blayton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skipton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kirton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Road North
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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