Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earldom Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 849th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Earldom Drive (S4 7GB) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Burngreave average (179.0 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earldom Drive (S4 7GB), the main crime hotspot is near Buckenham Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earldom Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maxwell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Maxwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earldom Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Buckenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ellesmere Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Malton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bressingham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buckenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bressingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Buckenham Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyons Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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