Total Crime Rate

312.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 312.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.3 8/10
  • Other theft 54.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broadfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Broadfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belper Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Binfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belper Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Broadfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southcroft Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Road
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gatefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gatefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyburn Road

Data Sources

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