Total Crime Rate
3124.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1803.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holly Street area has the highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 2nd 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 Holly Street (S1 2GT) in the last 12 months was 3124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3001.7% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 435 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 579 (≈ 1803.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holly Street (S1 2GT), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | White Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | White Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | White Croft | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | White Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | White Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bells Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinfold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westbar Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westbar Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenter Street | — |
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