Total Crime Rate

346.4 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 346.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 32.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
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

South Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 97th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 346.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (S2 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near Anson Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 23 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claywood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharf Street —
Sep 2025Public order Wharf Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wharf Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wharf Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gilbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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