Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brailsford Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 748th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Brailsford Road (S5 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the East Ecclesfield average (90.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brailsford Road (S5 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monteney Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Ecclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brailsford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monteney Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Mary'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stocks Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monteney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brailsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Town End Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reneville Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocks Hill | Under investigation |
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