Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 28.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wisewood Place area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wisewood Place (S6 4WE) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wisewood Place (S6 4WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Studfield Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ben Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wisewood Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owlings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wisewood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Findon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studfield Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ben Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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