Total Crime Rate

177.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Acorn Business Park area has the 37th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 311th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Acorn Business Park (S8 0TB) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Business Park (S8 0TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crummock Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Business Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troutbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Troutbeck Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodseats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodseats Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Coverdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plymouth Road —

Data Sources

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