Crime Rates at Furnival Square, Sheffield, S1 4QL

Furnival Square area has the highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furnival Square (S1 4QL) in the last 12 months was 3124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3001.7% 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 435 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 579 (≈ 1803.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnival Square (S1 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Furnival Gate (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.