Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Hanover Street area has the 94th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 828th 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 Upper Hanover Street (S3 7RS) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Hanover Street (S3 7RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeter Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broomhill and Sharrow Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hounsfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exeter Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broom Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holberry Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharncliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hanover Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broomhall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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