Crime Rates at John Street, Eckington, Sheffield, S21 4DW

John Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Eckington North , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in North East Derbyshire .

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 John Street (S21 4DW) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Eckington North average (90.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (S21 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.