Total Crime Rate

391.6 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 391.6 10/10
  • Public order 66.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.2 10/10
  • Burglary 30.1 10/10
  • Drugs 30.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 11th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 83rd 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 Bard Street (S2 5PD) in the last 12 months was 391.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bard Street (S2 5PD), 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 Bard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anson Street —
Sep 2025Public order Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blast Lane —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharf Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blast Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blast Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gilbert Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Blast Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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