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 Street 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 Street (S1 2LX) 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 Street (S1 2LX), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fornham Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Brittain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matilda Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Arundel Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Howard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matilda Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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