Crime Rates at Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2FU

Penistone Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 432nd 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 Penistone Road (S6 2FU) in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penistone Road (S6 2FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Livesey Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.