Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 193.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Acres Hill Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acres Hill Lane (S9 4LR) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acres Hill Lane (S9 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mather Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acres Hill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halsall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locke Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acres Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mather Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mather Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Mather Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acres Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Colister Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Colister Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Acres Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Acres Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Acres Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pollitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pollitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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