Crime Rates at Vickers Road, Sheffield, S5 6UY

Vickers Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vickers Road (S5 6UY) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vickers Road (S5 6UY), 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.