Crime Rates at Powell Street, Sheffield, S3 7NX

Powell Street area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 534th 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 Powell Street (S3 7NX) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Street (S3 7NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daisy Bank (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.