Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morley Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Street (S6 2PL) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morley Street (S6 2PL), 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 Crookes and Crosspool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowness Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limbrick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limbrick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parsonage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parsonage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillsborough Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowness Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliottville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliottville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forbes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillsborough Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limbrick Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hillsborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | River Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | River Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Limbrick Road | Under investigation |
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