Total Crime Rate

787.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

500.0 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 787.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 356.4 10/10
  • Public order 130.8 10/10
  • Other theft 76.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 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 4th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herries Road (S5 7AS) in the last 12 months was 787.2 per 1,000 residents and was 328.8% higher 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 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 500.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 466.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herries Road (S5 7AS), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Skinnerthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnerthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Coningsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinnerthorpe Road —
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane 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 2026Public order Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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