Crime Rates at Sharrow Street, Sheffield, S11 8BY

Sharrow Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 106th 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 Sharrow Street (S11 8BY) in the last 12 months was 322.7 per 1,000 residents and was 220.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharrow Street (S11 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smeaton Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.