Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Papermill Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shiregreen and Brightside , and the 295th lowest 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 Papermill Road (S5 0EB) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Shiregreen and Brightside average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Papermill Road (S5 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Paper Mill Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Papermill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Beck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paper Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paper Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paper Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6086 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6086 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Ravine Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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