Total Crime Rate
174.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 319th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Colley Road (S5 9GT) in the last 12 months was 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colley Road (S5 9GT), the main crime hotspot is near Colley Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Ecclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | High Greave Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strawberry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colley Drive | Under investigation |
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