Total Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gell Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Gell Street (S3 7QT) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gell Street (S3 7QT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Headford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlotte Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charlotte Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broomhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leavy Greave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beet Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siddall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siddall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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