Crime Rates at Dorothy Road, Sheffield, S6 4FP

Dorothy Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorothy Road (S6 4FP) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 118.6% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Road (S6 4FP), 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.