Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burrowlee Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 528th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burrowlee Road (S6 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Broughton Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hillsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Owlerton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Treswell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Owlerton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Owlerton Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hawksley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawksley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawksley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Owlerton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Owlerton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bradfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burrowlee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broughton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Broughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dutton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dutton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawksley Mews | Under investigation |
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