Total Crime Rate

2276.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2276.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 504.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 410.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 394.3 10/10
  • Public order 292.7 10/10
  • Other theft 215.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 105.7 10/10
  • Burglary 101.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.0 10/10
  • Drugs 48.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.7 10/10
  • Robbery 40.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.5 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 4th 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 Norfolk Street (S1 1SY) in the last 12 months was 2276.4 per 1,000 residents and was 610.3% higher than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 845.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Street (S1 1SY), the main crime hotspot is near East Parade. Police recorded 408 crimes here, including 199 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadman Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furnival Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Lane
Sep 2025Public order Howard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Furnival Gate Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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