Crime Rates at John Street, Sheffield, S2 4QS

John Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 John Street (S2 4QS) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (S2 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.