Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.6 1/10
  • Other theft 0.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Solly Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 666th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Solly Street (S1 4BB) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solly Street (S1 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 153 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Solly Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trippet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roscoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roscoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Roscoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sudbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sudbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bailey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brocco Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Smithfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Well Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Well Meadow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brownell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brownell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brownell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brownell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abney Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blue Boy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Solly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brocco Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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