Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wellcarr Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Ecclesall , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellcarr Road (S8 8QP) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Ecclesall average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellcarr Road (S8 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Bole Hill. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellcarr Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
Sep 2025Other crime Olivet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
Sep 2025Drugs Nettleham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haughton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cobnar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bole Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bole Hill —
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Data Sources

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