Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Ripley Street area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 639th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

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 ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripley Street (S6 2NU), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsborough Road. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ripley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hawksley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksley Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsborough Interchange
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillsborough Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forbes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forbes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Haggard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksley Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Terrace
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillsborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carnaby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haggard Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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