Total Crime Rate
1586.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
475.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haymarket area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Haymarket (S1 2AX) in the last 12 months was 1586.8 per 1,000 residents and was 404.7% higher than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 475.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haymarket (S1 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blonk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blonk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blonk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blonk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blonk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzalan Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snig Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzalan Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fitzalan Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fitzalan Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gun Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gun Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gun Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gun Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gun Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snig Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartshead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hartshead | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartshead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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