Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rolleston Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 257th 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 Rolleston Road (S5 6LR) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rolleston Road (S5 6LR), 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 Rolleston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foremark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oswestry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dial Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etwall Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padley Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dial Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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