Total Crime Rate

415.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.1 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 415.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hemsworth Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,697 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 8LP) in the last 12 months was 415.3 per 1,000 residents and was 219.5% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemsworth Road (S8 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hemsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backmoor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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