Total Crime Rate
470.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baxter Mews area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baxter Mews (S6 1LG) in the last 12 months was 470.3 per 1,000 residents and was 360.3% higher than the Hillsborough average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -59.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baxter Mews (S6 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilner Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baxter Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Farnley Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kilner Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilner Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aysgarth Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aysgarth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kilner Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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