Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 Β· 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 37.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walkley Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Walkley Street (S6 3RF) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walkley Street (S6 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Alpine Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walkley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upperthorpe β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Birkendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgoyne Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkendale β€”
Apr 2026Public order Cundy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joseph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walkley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walkley Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkendale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkendale Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sydney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King James Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birkendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Road β€”

Data Sources

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