Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 42.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wood Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 561st 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 Wood Road (S6 4LU) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (S6 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limbrick Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minto Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxley New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillsborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dykes Hall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dykes Hall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoresby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dykes Hall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Taplin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dykes Hall Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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