Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South View Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around South View Road (S7 1DB) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.
In the area around South View Road (S7 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Smeaton Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broomhill and Sharrow Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Club Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsty Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Club Garden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salmon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Club Garden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippinghouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smeaton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smeaton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Smeaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smeaton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Steade Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sitwell Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sitwell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Miller Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sitwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sitwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainsty Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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