Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Midhurst Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 465th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Midhurst Road (S6 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midhurst Road (S6 1EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Edge Well Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Midhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edge Well Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Well Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Edge Well Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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