Total Crime Rate

581.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 581.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.6 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 36.6 10/10
  • Robbery 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
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

Devonshire Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Street (S3 7SF) in the last 12 months was 581.3 per 1,000 residents and was 486.0% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 296.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Street (S3 7SF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 384 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westhill Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westhill Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westhill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trippet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abney Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzwilliam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rockingham Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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