Total Crime Rate

404.0 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 404.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • 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

Vere Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 79th 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 Vere Road (S6 1SA) in the last 12 months was 404.0 per 1,000 residents and was 295.4% 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 crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vere Road (S6 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catch Bar Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penistone Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penistone Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shenstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Herries Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herries Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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