Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fawcett Street area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 652nd 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 Fawcett Street (S3 7PL) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Street (S3 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fawcett Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downing Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherthorpe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherthorpe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherthorpe Place —
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 2026Burglary Radford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightmore Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hammond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beet Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellefield Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Brownell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bolsover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bolsover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolsover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adelphi Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mitchell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brownell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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