Total Crime Rate
312.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadfield Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Broadfield Close (S8 0XN) in the last 12 months was 312.3 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% higher than the Gleadless Valley average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadfield Close (S8 0XN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyburn Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emily Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Binfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Empire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadfield Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southcroft Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gatefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gatefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyburn Road | — |
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