Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandstone Road area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 828th 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 Sandstone Road (S9 1AG) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandstone Road (S9 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Sandstone Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Fort Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jenkin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fort Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenkin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beacon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Heights —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skelwith Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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