Crime Rates at Gatefield Road, Sheffield, S7 1RD

Gatefield Road area has the 94th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 818th highest 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 Gatefield Road (S7 1RD) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatefield Road (S7 1RD), 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.