Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 181st 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 South Road (S6 3TE) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Road (S6 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crookes and Crosspool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliottville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliottville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Matlock Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldred Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Matlock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Matlock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parsonage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parsonage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank House Road | — |
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