Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carlton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carlton Road (S6 1WS) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlton Road (S6 1WS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rollin Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keyworth Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmain Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shenstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsley Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmain Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Balmain Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunella Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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