Total Crime Rate
38.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ripley Street area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 491st lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ripley Street (S6 2NU) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ripley Street (S6 2NU), 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.
View Crime In Broomhill and Sharrow Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hawksley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnaby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hawksley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawksley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawksley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | River Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | River Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Limbrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnaby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hillsborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burnaby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burnaby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Treswell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hillsborough Interchange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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