Crime Rates at Swaledale Road, Sheffield, S7 2BY

Swaledale Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 260th 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 Swaledale Road (S7 2BY) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% 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 Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swaledale Road (S7 2BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glentilt Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.