Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehouse Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehouse Lane (S6 2WA) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 410.6% higher than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehouse Lane (S6 2WA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Channing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burnaby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnaby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burnaby Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freedom Court —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitehouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greaves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order King James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langsett Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnaby Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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