Total Crime Rate

256.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 256.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Furnival Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furnival Street (S1 4LG) in the last 12 months was 256.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnival Street (S1 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Furnival Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matilda Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brittain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pinstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinstone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matilda Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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