Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Halifax Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 440th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Road (S6 1AB) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (S6 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Halifax Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilcox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerlands Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilcox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cowper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilcox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilcox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilcox Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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