Total Crime Rate

366.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 366.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hemsworth Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 90th 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 Hemsworth Road (S8 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 366.6 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemsworth Road (S8 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shibden Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hemsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haysden Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shibden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haysden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haysden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Ives Drive —
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Data Sources

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