Total Crime Rate

531.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 531.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Middlewood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 42nd 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 Middlewood Road (S6 4GU) in the last 12 months was 531.3 per 1,000 residents and was 416.6% higher than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 171.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewood Road (S6 4GU), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsborough Road. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middlewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsborough Interchange —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Interchange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hawksley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hawksley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hillsborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillsborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Forbes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Forbes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillsborough Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillsborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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