Total Crime Rate
89.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Addison Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 685th 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 Addison Road (S5 6WF) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Addison Road (S5 6WF), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bolsover Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lloyd Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bolsover Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bolsover Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolsover Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolsover Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolsover Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinde Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bolsover Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinde Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinde Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Selby Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bolsover Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bolsover Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lauder Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Firth Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Firth Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horndean Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Horndean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willoughby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bolsover Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bolsover Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
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