Crime Rates at Ashland Road, Sheffield, S7 1RJ

Ashland Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 108th lowest 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 Ashland Road (S7 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashland Road (S7 1RJ), 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 Gatefield Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.