Total Crime Rate

401.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 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 401.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.4 8/10
  • Burglary 35.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Paradise Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 78th 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 Paradise Square (S1 2DE) in the last 12 months was 401.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 123.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Square (S1 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near East Parade. Police recorded 448 crimes here, including 213 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paradise Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/189)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Bar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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