Total Crime Rate

278.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.6 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 278.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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

Sylvester Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Sylvester Street (S1 4RN) in the last 12 months was 278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvester Street (S1 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near Furnival Gate. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sylvester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brittain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnival Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rockingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnival Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnival Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Arley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rockingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnival Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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