Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wellcarr Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Ecclesall , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellcarr Road (S8 8QP) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Ecclesall average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Wellcarr Road (S8 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Bole Hill. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sheffield

Crime Over Time in Wellcarr Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodseats House Road —
Apr 2026Public order Haughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Haughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bole Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bole Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Olivet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bole Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodseats House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodseats House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodseats House Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodseats House Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Bole Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Bole Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑