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

Garden 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 Garden Street (S1 4BJ) 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 Garden Street (S1 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 300 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (158 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boden Lane
Sep 2025Public order Boden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bailey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boden Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westfield Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Solly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townhead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Terrace
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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