Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 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 70.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ellesmere Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 833rd highest 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 Ellesmere Road (S4 7JA) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Road (S4 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Hallcar Street. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bressingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bressingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ellesmere Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earldom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallcar Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallcar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallcar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burngreave Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clun Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Burngreave Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burngreave Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimesthorpe Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grimesthorpe Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Clun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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