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

Hollis Croft 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 Hollis Croft (S1 4BG) 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 Hollis Croft (S1 4BG), 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 Hollis Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ellis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hollis Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Westfield Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trippet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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