Total Crime Rate

256.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 256.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Liberty Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liberty Drive (S6 5QA) in the last 12 months was 256.7 per 1,000 residents and was 472.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liberty Drive (S6 5QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Park Hill. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liberty Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rivelin Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onchan Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivelin Valley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbarn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbarn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liberty Close Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Park Head —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbarn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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