Total Crime Rate

349.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 349.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
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

South Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (S2 5AY) in the last 12 months was 349.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (S2 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near Anson Street. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blackwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wharf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claywood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claywood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Talbot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Claywood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weigh Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Anson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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