Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Bennett 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 Bennett Street (S2 4SA) 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 Bennett Street (S2 4SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Thorp Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cecil Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clarke Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarke Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarke Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Square
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sitwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cecil Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keeton'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Other theft Unstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Club Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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