Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 102.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Freedom Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 610th 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 Freedom Road (S6 2XB) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 128.5% higher than the Crookes and Crosspool average (44.8 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freedom Road (S6 2XB), the main crime hotspot is near King James Street. Police recorded 30 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 Freedom Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliottville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King James Street —
Apr 2026Public order Carnaby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walkley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walkley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walkley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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