Total Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 156.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woolley Wood Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shiregreen and Brightside , and the 368th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolley Wood Road (S5 0UF) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% higher than the Shiregreen and Brightside average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolley Wood Road (S5 0UF), the main crime hotspot is near Woolley Wood Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolley Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolley Wood Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Grange Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grange Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolley Wood Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolley Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolley Wood Road —
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Data Sources

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