Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Barlow Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 514th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Barlow Road (S6 5HR) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlow Road (S6 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stannington Rise, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodend Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Middle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carlby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivanhoe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Low Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollins Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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