Crime Rates at Hartshead Square, Sheffield, S1 2FD

Hartshead Square area has the highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Hartshead Square (S1 2FD) in the last 12 months was 2849.8 per 1,000 residents and was 789.2% higher than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 539 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 10 cases , down -61.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 954 (≈ 1204.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartshead Square (S1 2FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 475 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Parade (199 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.