Total Crime Rate
111.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albany Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 547th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Albany Road (S7 1DP) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albany Road (S7 1DP), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobart Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Smeaton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Empire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wostenholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Smeaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippinghouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hobart Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belper Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belper Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobart Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hobart Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippinghouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marples Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chippinghouse Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alcester Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smeaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smeaton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southcroft Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vincent Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smeaton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
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