Total Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walders Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 39th 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 Walders Avenue (S6 4AY) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.2 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Walders Avenue (S6 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunella Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collin Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlcliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunella Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laird Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laird Road | Under investigation |
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