Total Crime Rate

245.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.6 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 245.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Townhead Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townhead Street (S1 2ED) in the last 12 months was 245.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townhead Street (S1 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 145 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townhead Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Scotland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cross Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cross Burgess Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rockingham Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rockingham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Backfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Backfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Backfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tenter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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