Total Crime Rate

226.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 226.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Drugs 44.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dial Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 201st highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Dial Close (S5 6JD) in the last 12 months was 226.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dial Close (S5 6JD), the main crime hotspot is near Etwall Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dial Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hatfield House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homestead Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nesfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nesfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nesfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nesfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dial Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nesfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hatfield House Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hatfield House Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etwall Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dial Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foremark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padley Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oswestry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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