Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birdwell Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 630th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birdwell Road (S4 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdwell Road (S4 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Southwell Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birdwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wansfell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wansfell Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Skelwith Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wincobank Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Range Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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