Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tennyson Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 406th 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 Tennyson Road (S6 2WE) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tennyson Road (S6 2WE), 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 Crookes and Crosspool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langsett Rise | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Greaves Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitehouse Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Daniel Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tennyson Road | 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 | King James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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