Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 48.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Woodbank Crescent area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 633rd 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 Woodbank Crescent (S8 9EE) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbank Crescent (S8 9EE), the main crime hotspot is near Binfield Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbank Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cliffefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Langdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cockayne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockayne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliffefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Binfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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