Crime Rates at Vainor Road, Sheffield, S6 4AP

Vainor Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 509th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Vainor Road (S6 4AP) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vainor Road (S6 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunella Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collin Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.