Total Crime Rate

196.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 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 196.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Slate Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Slate Street (S2 3HA) in the last 12 months was 196.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slate Street (S2 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near St Elizabeth Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Slate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spurr Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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