Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 87.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Upperthorpe area has the 76th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 695th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upperthorpe (S6 3NF) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upperthorpe (S6 3NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Nook, where police recorded 34 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.

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Crime Over Time in Upperthorpe area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crookesmoor Drive
Apr 2026Robbery Birkendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birkendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Road
Apr 2026Public order Upperthorpe Glen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Commonside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Commonside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springvale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springvale Road
Apr 2026Public order Ivy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ivy Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Crookesmoor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkendale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookesmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crookesmoor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkendale Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joseph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperthorpe

Data Sources

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