Crime Rates at Wostenholm Road, Sheffield, S7 1LJ

Wostenholm Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wostenholm Road (S7 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 420.0 per 1,000 residents and was 323.4% higher 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 Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wostenholm Road (S7 1LJ), 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.