Total Crime Rate

231.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 231.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lambert Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambert Street (S3 7BG) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambert Street (S3 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Street. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leopold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs White Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Croft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelham Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Townhead Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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