Crime Rates at Eskdale Close, Sheffield, S6 1TR

Eskdale Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 37th 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 Eskdale Close (S6 1TR) in the last 12 months was 555.1 per 1,000 residents and was 439.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Close (S6 1TR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.