Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Furnace Hill area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 296th 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 Furnace Hill (S3 7AH) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnace Hill (S3 7AH), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Furnace Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paradise Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbar Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Westbar Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelham Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James' Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scotland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bells Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons White Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons White Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs White Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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