Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 480th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (S6 5PE) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 166.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (S6 5PE), the main crime hotspot is near Deer Park View. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crookes and Crosspool

Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roscoe Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stanwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Deer Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfarm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairbarn Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairbarn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Roscoe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deer Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Liberty Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roscoe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roscoe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deer Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park View Under investigation

Data Sources

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