Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 16.8 2/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fern Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 180th 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 Fern Road (S6 5AX) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY).

In the area around Fern Road (S6 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rivelin Bank, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Providence Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrush Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rivelin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walkley Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walkley Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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