Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Idsworth Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 658th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Idsworth Road (S5 6UP) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Idsworth Road (S5 6UP), the main crime hotspot is near Bolsover Road East. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Idsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mortlake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bolsover Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bolsover Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolsover Road East
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolsover Road East
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolsover Road East
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selby Road
Apr 2026Drugs Selby Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bolsover Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fir Vale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Other theft Mortlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bolsover Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bolsover Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cammell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horndean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horndean Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horndean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bolsover Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bolsover Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolsover Road East Under investigation

Data Sources

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