Crime Rates at West Street, Sheffield, S1 4EW

West Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 76th 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 4EW) in the last 12 months was 415.2 per 1,000 residents and was 318.6% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (S1 4EW), 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.