Total Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Valley Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 9HB) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Gleadless Valley average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Valley Road (S8 9HB), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholson Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 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 | Burglary | Nicholson Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollythorpe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nicholson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canterbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maxey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirebrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushdale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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