Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wheata Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 564th 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 Wheata Road (S5 9FL) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the East Ecclesfield average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheata Road (S5 9FL), the main crime hotspot is near Wheata Place. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheata Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheata Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wheata Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhouse Court Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rokeby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wheata Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holgate Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheata Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holgate Crescent —
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Data Sources

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