Total Crime Rate

764.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 764.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 275.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.1 10/10
  • Public order 57.1 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rudyard Road area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Rudyard Road (S6 2LD) in the last 12 months was 764.3 per 1,000 residents and was 647.9% higher than the Hillsborough average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 235.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rudyard Road (S6 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsborough Road. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rudyard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Limbrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawksley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Owlerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawksley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawksley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrowlee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owlerton Green —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Owlerton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Owlerton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnell Road —
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Data Sources

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