Crime Rates at South View Road, Sheffield, S7 1DD

South View Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 1DD) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View Road (S7 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Smeaton Street. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.