Total Crime Rate

583.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.9 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 583.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.3 10/10
  • Public order 62.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.8 7/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

Pond Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 33rd 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 Pond Street (S1 2BW) in the last 12 months was 583.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% higher than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 234.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Street (S1 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Esperanto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Esperanto Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esperanto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esperanto Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esperanto Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Esperanto Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Esperanto Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fornham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Howard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arundel Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Howard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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