Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bishops Court Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 743rd 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 Bishops Court Road (S8 9HP) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Court Road (S8 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnside Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lees Hall Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollythorpe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushdale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albert Road | Under investigation |
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