Total Crime Rate

347.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 347.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaucer Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 96th 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 Chaucer Road (S5 9QY) in the last 12 months was 347.4 per 1,000 residents and was 192.4% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 182.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 444.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (S5 9QY), the main crime hotspot is near Halifax Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Browning Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halifax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilcox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doe Royd Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Browning Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wolfe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deerlands Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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