Total Crime Rate

319.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 319.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Link Row area has the 13th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 110th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Link Row (S2 5JL) in the last 12 months was 319.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Row (S2 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Road. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Link Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B6071 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6071 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blast Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blast Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weigh Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wharf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cutlers Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6071 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St John'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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