Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Handsworth Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 478th 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 Handsworth Road (S9 4AA) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Road (S9 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Hazels Mead, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Hazels Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Handsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Hazels Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Olivers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Olivers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Olivers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Maple Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Hazels Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Hazels Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Hazels Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Hazels Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Hazels Mead Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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