Total Crime Rate

2426.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

943.1 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 2426.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 943.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 544.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 528.5 10/10
  • Public order 337.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 304.9 10/10
  • Other theft 243.9 10/10
  • Burglary 109.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 85.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 56.9 10/10
  • Robbery 52.9 10/10
  • Drugs 44.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
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

Howard Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 4th 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 Howard Lane (S1 2FT) in the last 12 months was 2426.8 per 1,000 residents and was 671.8% 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 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 232 (≈ 943.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Lane (S1 2FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 278 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matilda Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barker'S Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barker'S Pool Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matilda Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brittain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cross Burgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinstone Street —
Apr 2026Public order Pinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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