Total Crime Rate

231.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.4 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 231.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paradise Street (S1 2DF) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Street (S1 2DF), 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 Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/209)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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