Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burrowlee Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 718th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burrowlee Road (S6 2AT) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burrowlee Road (S6 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Broughton Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burrowlee Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owlerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnell Road
Apr 2026Public order Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Owlerton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burrowlee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Haggard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksley Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dutton Road
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haggard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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