Total Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 8.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vere Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vere Road (S6 1SB) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vere Road (S6 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Barker'S Place. Police recorded 36 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 Vere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Place Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eskdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Niagara Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leppings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herries Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Penistone Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penistone Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penistone Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Penistone Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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