Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Langsett Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 644th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Langsett Avenue (S6 4AD) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langsett Avenue (S6 4AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dykewood Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queenswood Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queenswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laird Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dykewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queenswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laird Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queenswood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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