Total Crime Rate
96.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edgedale Road area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 633rd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edgedale Road (S7 2BR) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edgedale Road (S7 2BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 30 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.
View Crime In Broomhill and Sharrow Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edgefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fossdale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dovedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dovedale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgemount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edgemount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgemount Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coverdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rupert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plymouth Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plymouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rupert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Edgehill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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