Crime Rates at Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HL

Wood Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 621st lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Lane (S6 5HL) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Lane (S6 5HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deer Park Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goodison Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.