Total Crime Rate
119.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Howard 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 Howard Road (S6 3RW) 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 Howard Road (S6 3RW), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commonside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walkley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walkley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cundy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkendale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alpine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upperthorpe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barber Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springvale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springvale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commonside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Nook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ivy Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ivy Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barber Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sydney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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