Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 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 127.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tinker Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tinker Lane (S6 5EA) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 183.3% higher than the Crookes and Crosspool average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tinker Lane (S6 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tinker Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Anthony Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waller Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Road —
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Data Sources

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