Total Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wadsley Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Wadsley Lane (S6 4EB) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Wadsley Lane (S6 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Keyworth Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keyworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keyworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keyworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rollin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rollin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rollin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rockley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadsley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willis Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadsley Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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