Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Loxley Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 756th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Loxley Road (S6 4TG) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loxley Road (S6 4TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodend Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malin Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stannington Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Studfield Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hallowmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannington Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bankfield Road | — |
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