Total Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bard Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bard Street (S2 5PA) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bard Street (S2 5PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Station Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharf Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blast Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Street —
Sep 2025Public order 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wharf Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wharf Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wharf Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blast Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gilbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blast Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blast Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blast Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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