Crime Rates at Devonshire Street, Sheffield, S3 7SF

Devonshire Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 556.9 per 1,000 residents and was 452.8% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 304.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Street (S3 7SF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 213 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.