Total Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 139.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gifford Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 428th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Gifford Road (S8 0ZS) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gifford Road (S8 0ZS), the main crime hotspot is near Sark Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gifford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiln Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marples Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Lane β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fieldhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Witney Street Local resolution

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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