Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 1.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.2 1/10
  • Robbery 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

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 7GJ) 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 7GJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs White Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bailey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6539 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Orange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons White Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Orange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solly Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocco Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brocco Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brocco Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons White Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brownell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scotland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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