Crime Rates at Joshua Road, Sheffield, S7 1GY

Joshua Road area has the 99th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 848th highest 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 Joshua Road (S7 1GY) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joshua Road (S7 1GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Bank Road, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joshua Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.