Crime and Safety in Sheffield
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Sheffield is the most dangerous major city in South Yorkshire, and is the 42nd most dangerous overall out of South Yorkshire's 109 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Sheffield in 2026 is 84 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to South Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 3.4% lower than the South Yorkshire rate of 87 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Sheffield is the second safest major city, and the 803rd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2020, Sheffield had the worst crime rate in South Yorkshire for theft from the person, with 101 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.18 per 1,000 daytime population. February 2019 was also a bad month for Sheffield residents, when it was again South Yorkshire's most dangerous area for theft from the person, recording 91 crimes at a rate of 0.16 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Sheffield are violence and sexual offences, with 20,018 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 33. This is 2.5% higher than 2025's figure of 19,534 offences and a difference of 0.82 from 2025's crime rate of 32. Sheffield's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 394 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 6% from 2025's figure of 417 crimes.
Sheffield 2026 Crime Scorecard
Most Dangerous
Major Cities, South Yorkshire
1.4% lower, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
17% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Sheffield is 1.4% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 17% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Sheffield Crime Rate Over Time
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Sheffield Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Sheffield represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Sheffield's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Sheffield up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Sheffield's 10,457 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Sheffield? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Sheffield • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Sheffield has a crime risk score of 594. This is based on analysis of 10,457 nearby areas within Sheffield, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Sheffield's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Sheffield, crime risk scores are typically around 594, while in South Yorkshire they are average 590.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 664 (621 for South Yorkshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 716 (South Yorkshire 651).
Trends in Crime Risk
Sheffield
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
No trend could be found in Sheffield's crime risk scores over the last 10 years, and the trend may well be static.
The five-year trend may be static; no significant trend was identified in Sheffield's crime risk scores during this timeframe.
Over the last year, Sheffield's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 7%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Sheffield
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Sheffield • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 1.27 reports per 1,000 people in Sheffield, which is 1.49 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 766 crime reports logged by South Yorkshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, South Yorkshire Police recorded 2,617 reports of Burglary in Sheffield, resulting in a crime rate of 4.33 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.38.
The crime rate for Vehicle Crime is 1.38 times the national average at 5.94 reports per 1,000. This is from 3,572 crime reports reported to South Yorkshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Sheffield
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.19 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 1.14 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 4.4% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Sheffield
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Burglary offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.13 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.97 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 43% over this timeframe.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.27 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 1.64 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 23% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.57 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 2.14 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 27% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Sheffield • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Sheffield | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 10,194 | 16.92 | 1.20 | 26,700 | 16.86 | 1.19 | 77,875 | 12.35 | 0.87 |
| Bicycle Theft | 394 | 0.65 | 0.89 | 795 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 4,306 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 2,617 | 4.33 | 1.38 | 7,325 | 4.62 | 1.48 | 27,843 | 4.41 | 1.41 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 4,843 | 8.03 | 1.28 | 13,544 | 8.55 | 1.36 | 47,570 | 7.55 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 2,257 | 3.75 | 1.21 | 4,941 | 3.12 | 1.01 | 19,757 | 3.14 | 1.02 |
| Other Crime | 1,612 | 2.67 | 1.44 | 5,189 | 3.30 | 1.78 | 18,290 | 2.91 | 1.57 |
| Other Theft | 3,112 | 5.15 | 0.91 | 8,713 | 5.49 | 0.96 | 36,443 | 5.78 | 1.02 |
| Possession of Weapons | 766 | 1.27 | 1.49 | 1,857 | 1.17 | 1.38 | 5,827 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Public Order | 4,533 | 7.50 | 1.29 | 11,818 | 7.46 | 1.29 | 47,514 | 7.55 | 1.30 |
| Robbery | 794 | 1.32 | 1.12 | 2,064 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 7,156 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| Shoplifting | 5,652 | 9.38 | 1.32 | 13,959 | 8.83 | 1.24 | 48,695 | 7.71 | 1.08 |
| Theft From the Person | 525 | 0.87 | 0.56 | 874 | 0.53 | 0.34 | 3,568 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 3,572 | 5.94 | 1.38 | 9,918 | 6.27 | 1.46 | 30,637 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 20,018 | 33.19 | 1.09 | 56,798 | 35.86 | 1.18 | 239,898 | 38.04 | 1.25 |
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Total Crime by Year
Sheffield | South Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 50,695 | 84.05 | 1.17 | 137,795 | 87.00 | 1.21 | 537,504 | 85.27 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 52,632 | 88.60 | 1.20 | 142,062 | 90.64 | 1.22 | 553,826 | 88.44 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | 53,906 | 92.07 | 1.22 | 147,112 | 95.02 | 1.26 | 576,330 | 93.00 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 55,817 | 96.71 | 1.22 | 154,648 | 101.06 | 1.28 | 611,034 | 99.55 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 52,368 | 92.41 | 1.20 | 145,166 | 96.23 | 1.25 | 574,808 | 94.84 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 45,863 | 81.20 | 1.18 | 128,797 | 85.77 | 1.25 | 501,180 | 83.02 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 51,030 | 90.38 | 1.22 | 138,295 | 92.12 | 1.24 | 549,148 | 91.15 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 49,375 | 87.26 | 1.14 | 139,154 | 92.74 | 1.22 | 568,297 | 94.66 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 49,324 | 87.19 | 1.23 | 135,249 | 90.22 | 1.27 | 514,090 | 85.73 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 42,813 | 75.51 | 1.18 | 115,638 | 77.26 | 1.21 | 456,998 | 76.46 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 11,626 | 20.51 | 1.08 | 30,755 | 20.56 | 1.08 | 133,274 | 22.31 | 1.17 |
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Comparing Sheffield to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 5% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 1.6% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.05 | - |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 16% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 24% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 25% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 27% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 27% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 28% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 49% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Sheffield's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Sheffield that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heeley Pool and Gym | 10 | - | 4 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| Parkwood Springs | 34 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 56 | 34 |
| Blackburn Meadows Nature Reserve | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Totley Hall Park | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Hallam Field | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Heeley Millenium Garden | 7 | 4 | 6 | - | 25 | 10 |
| Grammar Street Park | 11 | - | 3 | - | 29 | 19 |
| South Street Park | 21 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 |
| Bolehills BMX Track | 10 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Jaunty Park | 24 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 23 |
| Woodhouse West End Bowling Club | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| Norton Sports Park | 1 | - | 2 | - | 10 | 9 |
| Wisewood Sports Centre | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Village Green | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| Busk Meadow | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 26 |
| The Greens | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 47 | 37 |
| Ouseburn Road Local Open Space | 11 | 3 | 7 | - | 32 | 16 |
| St George's Park | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| Tunwell Park | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 14 | 6 |
| Crabtree Ponds | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| Pitsmoor Adventure Playground | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Lambcroft Allotment Gardens | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 |
| Flockton Park | 10 | - | 3 | - | 24 | 20 |
| Firth Park | 33 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 44 |
| Wellcarr Road Allotment Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Rainbow Park | 11 | - | 3 | - | 9 | 7 |
| Wincobank Common | 31 | - | - | - | 12 | 18 |
| St Mary's Millenium Green | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
| Mickley Lane Allotment | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Handsworth Grange Sports Centre | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 7 | 3 |
| Concord Park | 10 | - | 3 | - | 21 | 11 |
| Lynwood Gardens | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 4 |
| Upperthorpe Peace Garden | 9 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Totley Brook Open Space | - | - | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| City Athletics Stadium | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| Concord Sports Centre | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Steel City Bowling Club | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Vickers Road Allotment Gardens | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 |
| Windmill Lane Allotment Gardens | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 7 | 7 |
| Aldene Road Allotment Gardens | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Hillsborough Sports Arena | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 43 |
| Morley Street Allotment | 5 | - | - | - | 9 | 17 |
| Woodland View Allotment Society | 3 | - | 1 | - | 14 | 6 |
| Walkley Bank Plantation Allotment Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Jewish New Cemetery | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Bolehill Recreation Ground | 23 | - | 11 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| The Hagg Allotment Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Bolehill Quarry Allotment Gardens | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Ruskin Park | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 11 | 10 |
| Hallamshire Bowling Club | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| Crookesmoor Community Centre | 4 | - | 3 | - | 8 | 3 |
| Norwood Allotment Gardens | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 5 |
| Abbeyfield Park | 16 | 4 | 14 | - | 24 | 28 |
| Grimesthorpe Allotments | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | 11 |
| Burngreave Cemetery | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 14 |
| Nottingham Cliff | 7 | - | 4 | 1 | 28 | 26 |
| Verdon Recreation Centre | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 14 | 9 |
| St Thomas British Boxing | 5 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 8 |
| Brushes Allotment Gardens | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Infield Lane Allotment Gardens | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 25 |
| High Hazels Park | 56 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 54 |
| Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | 4 | 9 |
| Holberry Gardens Allotment Gardens | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 2 |
| Hangingwater Road Allotment Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Rustlings Road Allotment Gardens | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Highcliffe Road Allotment Gardens | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 2 |
| Archer Lane Allotment Home and Garden Society | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 8 |
| Edgefield Road Allotment Gardens | 4 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 13 |
| Peace Gardens | 16 | - | 12 | - | 23 | 17 |
| Ponds Forge International Sports Centre | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 29 |
| Park Rifles Allotment Gardens | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| Goals Soccer Centre | - | - | 4 | - | 15 | 9 |
| Mount Pleasant Park | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
| Staveley Road Community Garden | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 7 | 8 |
| Heeley Allotment Gardens | 14 | - | 2 | - | 46 | 21 |
| Woodseats Allotment Gardens | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | 11 |
| Norton Lees Allotment Gardens | 4 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 5 |
| Warminster Road Allotment | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Graves Health and Sports Centre | 47 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 52 | 115 |
| Totley Sports and Social Club | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Francis Fields Allotment Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Corker Bottoms Lane Allotment Gardens | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Davy's Sporting Club | 6 | - | 4 | - | 6 | 5 |
| Manor Allotment Gardens | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 14 | 37 |
| Intake Cemetery | 8 | - | 3 | - | 7 | 15 |
| Sharrard Road Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 6 |
| Richmond Park | 5 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 11 |
| Handras Allotments | 4 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Victoria Road Allotments | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 |
| Woodhouse Cemetery | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Soap House Lane Allotment Gardens | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Hollinsend Park Bowling Club | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Herdings View Allotment Gardens | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 24 |
| Charnock Park | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | 6 |
| Ferncroft Avenue Allotment Gardens | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Clinton Woods Boxing Fitness | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Moss Way Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mosborough RUFC | 13 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 9 |
| Victoria Road Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 6 |
| Tye Road Allotment Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Club Baize | 5 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 |
| Orchard Lane Allotment Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Roscoe Bank Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Wolfe Road Park | 4 | 6 | 5 | - | 29 | 17 |
| Middlewood Park | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 20 |
| Harris Road Allotment Gardens | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| Longley Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | - | - | 14 | 10 |
| Stubbin Allotment Gardens | 6 | - | - | - | 11 | 14 |
| Plumbley Lane Allotment Gardens | 5 | - | - | - | 10 | 2 |
| Colley Park Recreation Ground | 19 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 12 |
| Parson Cross Park | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | 14 | 9 |
| Cross Hill Allotment Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hillsborough Park | 55 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 57 | 49 |
| St Michael's Roman Catholic Cemetery | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Hagg Lane Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| Crookes Valley Park | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| The Ponderosa | 67 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 72 | 41 |
| Attercliffe Cemetery | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| Attercliffe Garden of Rest | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| Phillimore Park | 25 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 31 |
| Darnall Community Park | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 39 | 9 |
| Kettlebridge Doorstep Garden | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Darnall Cemetery | 15 | 2 | 4 | - | 41 | 36 |
| Whinfell Quarry Gardens | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 |
| Crookes Marsh Lane Allotment Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Crookes Cemetery | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| The Goodwin Sports Centre | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Weston Park | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 57 | 32 |
| Tara Springs | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 |
| Bingham Park | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| High Storrs Allotment | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Endcliffe Park | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| Gell Street Park | 5 | - | - | - | 8 | 5 |
| Devonshire Green | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 41 |
| Monument Grounds | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 |
| Norfolk Heritage Park | 26 | 3 | 17 | - | 58 | 38 |
| Millhouses Park | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Abbey Lane Cemetery | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| Meersbrook Park | 23 | - | 4 | - | 17 | 17 |
| Norton St Pauls Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Norton Cemetery | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Meersbrook Allotment Gardens | 16 | - | - | - | 12 | 9 |
| Graves Park | 61 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 41 | 67 |
| Abbeydale Sports Club | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Greenhill Park | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 1 |
| Manor Park | 84 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 52 |
| City Road Cemetery and Crematorium | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 62 |
| Hollinsend Park | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Jaunty Park | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 20 | 13 |
| Rother Valley Country Park | 12 | - | 2 | - | 9 | 7 |
| King Edward VII Public Swimming Baths | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 10 |
| Civil Sports Club | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Virgin Active Health Club | 7 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 15 |
| Porter Brook Pocket Park | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| Forge Valley Sports Centre | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| Heeley Millennium Park | 20 | 1 | 5 | - | 16 | 28 |
| Shire Brook Valley | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Hutcliffe Wood Gardens of Remembrance | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bellhouse Road Playing Fields | 5 | - | - | - | 8 | 4 |
| Gleadless Common | 12 | 1 | 6 | - | 29 | 19 |
| Shiregreen Brickworks | 2 | - | 3 | - | 10 | 8 |
| Arbourthorne Pond Local Park | 24 | 1 | 7 | - | 47 | 27 |
| Tinsley Green | 14 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 13 |
| Ouse Road Allotment Gardens | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 7 | 7 |
| Castle View Park | 6 | - | - | - | 4 | 14 |
| Longley Park | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 52 |
Recent Crimes in Sheffield
The 20 most recent crime reports in Sheffield.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Smilter Lane | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Everingham Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Shepcote Lane | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Esperanto Place | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Esperanto Place | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Esperanto Place | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Esperanto Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Esperanto Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Esperanto Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Esperanto Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Esperanto Place |
Methodology & Data Sources
Sheffield Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Sheffield during August 2026 will typically become available in October 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Sheffield Data Points
For Sheffield, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000173.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Sheffield's daytime - or "workday" - population of 517,711 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Sheffield