Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Basford Drive area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 681st 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 Basford Drive (S9 5BE) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basford Drive (S9 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Uttley Croft. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fitzmaurice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uttley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harney Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzmaurice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
Apr 2026Public order Greenland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillimore Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clipstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clipstone Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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