Total Crime Rate

260.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.3 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 260.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thoresby Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 152nd 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 Thoresby Road (S6 2PG) in the last 12 months was 260.0 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thoresby Road (S6 2PG), 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 Thoresby Road area

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

Data Sources

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