Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wardsend Cottages area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 694th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wardsend Cottages (S6 1QW) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardsend Cottages (S6 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winster Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Binsted Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wardsend Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herries Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penistone Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penistone Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Herries Road South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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