Total Crime Rate
156.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rivelin Bank area has the 8th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rivelin Bank (S6 5FD) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 248.1% 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 Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rivelin Bank (S6 5FD), the main crime hotspot is near Harrison Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bankfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrush Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Loxley New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walkley Bank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bankfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walkley Crescent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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