Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandford Grove Road area has the 78th lowest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 672nd 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 Sandford Grove Road (S7 1RT) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Grove Road (S7 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Violet Bank Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgedale Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Grove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gatefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Violet Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Violet Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Violet Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lynmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Terrace
Apr 2026Other crime Gatefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Violet Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgemount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crummock Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Violet Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plymouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale Road

Data Sources

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