Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penley Street area has the 66th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 553rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Penley Street (S11 8BG) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penley Street (S11 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Smeaton Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Summerfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Sunderland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Club Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fentonville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fentonville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mackenzie Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Huntingdon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pear Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smeaton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Crescent Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croydon Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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