Crime Rates at Dykes Lane, Sheffield, S6 4RL

Dykes Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 395th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dykes Lane (S6 4RL) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ).

In the area around Dykes Lane (S6 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bankfield Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collin Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.