Total Crime Rate

581.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 581.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.6 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 36.6 10/10
  • Robbery 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
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

West Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 581.3 per 1,000 residents and was 486.0% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 296.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S1 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 174 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
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzwilliam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trippet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bailey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abney Street
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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