Total Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 804th 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 Wood Lane (S6 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Lane (S6 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodend Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goodison Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillsborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivelin Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlby Road | Under investigation |
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