Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 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 1LB) 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 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Cookson Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 35 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binsted Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Road —
Apr 2026Public order Halifax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Meynell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cookson Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Browning Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Meynell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Browning Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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