Crime Rates at Wath Road, Sheffield, S7 1HD

Wath Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 322nd 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 Wath Road (S7 1HD) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wath Road (S7 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyburn Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joshua Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.