Total Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitehouse Lane area has the 78th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 672nd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehouse Lane (S6 2UZ) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehouse Lane (S6 2UZ), the main crime hotspot is near King James Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Langsett Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greaves Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Primrose Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freedom Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Channing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langsett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitehouse Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langsett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somerville Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Bank Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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