Crime Rates at Edward Street, Sheffield, S3 7GE

Edward Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 802nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

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 Edward Street (S3 7GE) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (S3 7GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brownell Street, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoyle Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.