Total Crime Rate

447.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 447.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leppings Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Leppings Lane (S6 1SU) in the last 12 months was 447.8 per 1,000 residents and was 335.5% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 168.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leppings Lane (S6 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leppings Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Niagara Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Penistone Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eskdale Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Willis Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Willis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Penistone Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penistone Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penistone Road North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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