Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandstone Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 681st lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Sandstone Road (S9 1AE) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandstone Road (S9 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandstone Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Limpsfield Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Croft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Croft Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winco Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jepson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fort Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limpsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sandstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limpsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandstone Close —
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Data Sources

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