Crime Rates at Leedham Road, Sheffield, S5 6AH

Leedham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leedham Road (S5 6AH) in the last 12 months was 344.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 178.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 201.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leedham Road (S5 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Tenterden Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.