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

Cavendish 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 Cavendish Street (S3 7SL) 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 Cavendish Street (S3 7SL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westfield Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westhill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westhill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westhill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Lane —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abney Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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