Total Crime Rate

221.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 221.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Public order 42.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Orchard Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (S6 3TS) in the last 12 months was 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 366.9% higher than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (S6 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliottville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parsonage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliottville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank House Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowness Road —
Sep 2025Public order Northfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heavygate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bole Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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