Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fort Hill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 249th 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 1BB) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fort Hill Road (S9 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whinmoor Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jepson Road (20 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 | Jenkin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jepson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fort Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fort Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maple Croft Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Jenkin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beacon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beacon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jepson Road | Under investigation |
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