Total Crime Rate

454.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.5 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 454.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.7 10/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
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

Borough Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (S6 2AY) in the last 12 months was 454.9 per 1,000 residents and was 342.4% higher than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (S6 2AY), 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 Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owlerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksley Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Burrowlee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owlerton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft 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 2026Public order Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dutton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hawksley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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