Total Crime Rate

301.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 301.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackburn Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Blackburn Road (S61 2DW) in the last 12 months was 301.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% higher than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (S61 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Dara Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Whitley View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitley View Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackburn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dara Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dara Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dara Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Elmview Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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