Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burns Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 376th 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 Burns Road (S6 3GJ) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burns Road (S6 3GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alpine Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broomhill and Sharrow Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crookes Valley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elliott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roebuck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upperthorpe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crookes Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Daniel Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkendale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birkendale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crookesmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crookesmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Upperthorpe Glen | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roebuck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Nook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barber Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harcourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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