Total Crime Rate
260.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holme Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holme Lane (S6 4JR) in the last 12 months was 260.0 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holme Lane (S6 4JR), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | River Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | River Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thoresby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roselle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillsborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Taplin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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