Total Crime Rate
613.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sanderson Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 32nd 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 Sanderson Street (S9 2TW) in the last 12 months was 613.6 per 1,000 residents and was 242.8% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 52.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 236.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sanderson Street (S9 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near Don Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burngreave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Five Weirs Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Don Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Don Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodbine Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodbine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Don Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newhall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newhall Road | Under investigation |
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