Total Crime Rate

217.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 217.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Holywell Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holywell Road (S9 1BE) in the last 12 months was 217.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Road (S9 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limpsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limpsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dearne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dearne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eben Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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