Total Crime Rate

145.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 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 145.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herries Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 404th 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 Herries Road (S5 7AR) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herries Road (S5 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Smilter Lane. Police recorded 295 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herries Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goddard Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goddard Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skinnerthorpe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skinnerthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coningsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Blyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smilter Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smilter Lane
Apr 2026Other crime Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchlands Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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