Total Crime Rate
2080.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carwood Way area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 5th 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 Carwood Way (S4 7FF) in the last 12 months was 2080.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1062.2% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 569.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carwood Way (S4 7FF), the main crime hotspot is near Carwood Grove. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burngreave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grimesthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fir View Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carwood Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ellesmere Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ellesmere Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grimesthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fir View Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fir View Gardens | — |
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