Crime Rates at Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2FJ

Penistone Road area has the 78th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 672nd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penistone Road (S6 2FJ) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penistone Road (S6 2FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cuthbert Bank Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.