Total Crime Rate

470.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 470.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Niagara Road 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 Niagara Road (S6 1LU) 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 Niagara Road (S6 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Niagara Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penistone Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penistone Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clay Wheels Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shenstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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