Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rural Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 755th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rural Lane (S6 4BH) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rural Lane (S6 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Ben Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rural Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luke Lane —
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Data Sources

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