Total Crime Rate

293.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.7 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 293.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 10/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brightmore Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brightmore Drive (S3 7NF) in the last 12 months was 293.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.3% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightmore Drive (S3 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brightmore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Radford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jericho Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jericho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Walk —
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bolsover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jericho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beet Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jericho Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Daisy Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hounsfield Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Bolsover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dart Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hounsfield Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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