Total Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crawford Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 293rd 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 Crawford Road (S8 9BT) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Gleadless Valley average (130.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crawford Road (S8 9BT), the main crime hotspot is near Cliffe View Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockayne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cockayne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Scarsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cliffefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cliffefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Underwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Underwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crawford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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