Total Crime Rate

424.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 424.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornsett Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Thornsett Road (S7 1NA) in the last 12 months was 424.0 per 1,000 residents and was 320.9% higher 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 Shoplifting with 55 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). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornsett Road (S7 1NA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thornsett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fentonville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priory Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Kenbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Huntingdon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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