Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otley Walk area has the 91st lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 719th 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 Otley Walk (S6 3PY) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otley Walk (S6 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otley Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Birkendale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upperthorpe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitehouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upperthorpe Glen Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Daniel Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Somerville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkendale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langsett Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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