Crime Rates at Rushdale Road, Sheffield, S8 9QE

Rushdale Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 545th 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 Rushdale Road (S8 9QE) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushdale Road (S8 9QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denson Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholson Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.