Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Butler Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 599th 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 Butler Road (S6 5HS) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% higher than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Butler Road (S6 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodend Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malin Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crookes and Crosspool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivelin Park Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodend Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Low Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannington Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stannington Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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