Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 61.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodfarm Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 768th 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 Woodfarm Close (S6 5LU) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfarm Close (S6 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Deer Park View. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodfarm Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deer Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deer Park View
Apr 2026Public order Deer Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deer Park Close
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbarn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbarn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbarn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfarm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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