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

Hill 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 Hill Street (S2 4SS) 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 Hill Street (S2 4SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Gate (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Countess Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Thorp Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Gate —
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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