Total Crime Rate
119.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birkendale Road area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 519th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birkendale Road (S6 3NL) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birkendale Road (S6 3NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crookesmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crookesmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tay Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crookesmoor Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crookesmoor Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alpine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addy Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sydney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addy Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
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