Total Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fort Hill Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 440th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fort Hill Road (S9 1BA) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fort Hill Road (S9 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Jepson Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 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 | Possession of weapons | Jenkin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jepson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beacon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beacon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fort Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fort Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jepson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jenkin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maple Croft Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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