Crime Rates at West Street, Sheffield, S1 4EQ

West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (S1 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 1146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1055.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 564.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S1 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 356 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.