Total Crime Rate

556.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

304.9 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 556.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 304.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 235.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.3 10/10
  • Other theft 52.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

West Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 36th 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 West Street (S1 4ET) in the last 12 months was 556.9 per 1,000 residents and was 452.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 304.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S1 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 326 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Boden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Orange Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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