Total Crime Rate

176.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 176.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 125.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Byron Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 310th 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 Byron Road (S7 1RY) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (S7 1RY), 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 Ryle Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Violet Bank 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 2026Shoplifting Violet Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barker'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Bank —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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