Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 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 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 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
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

Linburn Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Ecclesall , and the 805th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linburn Road (S8 0GS) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.1% higher than the Ecclesall average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linburn Road (S8 0GS), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodseats House Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Haughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osmaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Osmaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harbord Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodseats House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodseats House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodseats House Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodseats House Road —
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Data Sources

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