Total Crime Rate

221.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 221.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Midhill Crescent area has the 30th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 212th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Midhill Crescent (S2 3AD) in the last 12 months was 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midhill Crescent (S2 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farish Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Madehurst View (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Midhill Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Spurr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anns Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhill Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farish Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farish Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturge Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madehurst View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madehurst View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Wilfrid'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Prospect Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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