Total Crime Rate

651.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 651.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 347.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (S1 4AL) in the last 12 months was 651.0 per 1,000 residents and was 556.3% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 384 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (S1 4AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 359 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Backfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rockingham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charter Row
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bailey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rockingham Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Burgess Street
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Burgess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Burgess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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