Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Medlock Close area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 466th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medlock Close (S13 9BA) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medlock Close (S13 9BA), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medlock Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Hendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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