Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 26.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 346th 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 Sandstone Drive (S9 1DY) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandstone Drive (S9 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rothay Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wincobank Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandstone Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skelwith Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winco Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brathay Close —
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beacon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Heights —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winco Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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