Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodseats Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Ecclesall , and the 706th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodseats Road (S8 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% higher than the Ecclesall average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodseats Road (S8 0PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cartmell Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodseats Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plymouth Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodseats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodseats Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmell Crescent

Data Sources

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