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

Fargate 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 Fargate (S1 2HD) 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 Fargate (S1 2HD), 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 Fargate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/241)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Barker'S Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Apr 2026Public order East Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person East Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Parade —
Apr 2026Robbery Barker'S Pool 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 2026Anti-social behaviour East Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Parade —
Apr 2026Drugs East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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