Total Crime Rate

338.9 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 338.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • 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

Harwood Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 102nd 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 Harwood Street (S2 4SE) in the last 12 months was 338.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Street (S2 4SE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arley Street
Sep 2025Drugs Thorp Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorp Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denby Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Unstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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