Total Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olivet Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Ecclesall , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Olivet Road (S8 8QS) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olivet Road (S8 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Haughton Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ecclesall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aisthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nettleham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aisthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Olivet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haughton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aisthorpe Road | Under investigation |
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