Total Crime Rate

617.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.6 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 617.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.1 9/10
  • Other theft 60.7 10/10
  • Public order 57.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Burglary 32.1 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
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

Hillsborough Barracks area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 29th 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 Hillsborough Barracks (S6 2GZ) in the last 12 months was 617.9 per 1,000 residents and was 500.9% higher 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 33 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 Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 203.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillsborough Barracks (S6 2GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillsborough Barracks area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haggard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owlerton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuthbert Bank Road
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owlerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Burglary Haggard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freedom Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Swamp Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langsett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langsett Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burnaby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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