Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cat Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 838th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cat Lane (S2 3AY) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cat Lane (S2 3AY), the main crime hotspot is near Derby Terrace. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cat Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heeley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heeley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heeley Green —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Northcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
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Data Sources

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