Total Crime Rate

523.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.9 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 523.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 279.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.9 1/10
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

Wellington Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 4AP) in the last 12 months was 523.5 per 1,000 residents and was 419.7% 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 Shoplifting with 309 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (S1 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 337 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/208)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rockingham Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rockingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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