Crime Rates at Furnace Hill, Sheffield, S3 7BZ

Furnace Hill area has the 36th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Furnace Hill (S3 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnace Hill (S3 7BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Street. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 148 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.