Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Valley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 212th 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 Upper Valley Road (S8 9HA) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Gleadless Valley average (150.3 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Valley Road (S8 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholson Place. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gleadless Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shirebrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shirebrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Molloy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Molloy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Molloy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brooklyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lees Nook | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicholson Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lees Hall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lees Hall Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rushdale Road | Under investigation |
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