Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 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 140.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 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

Middlewood Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 416th 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 Middlewood Road (S6 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewood Road (S6 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Winn Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middlewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Don Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlcliffe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlcliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harris Road —
Apr 2026Public order Winn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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