Total Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Halifax Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 720th 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 1LA) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halifax Road (S6 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Binsted Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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