Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 94.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover Square area has the 76th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 654th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Square (S3 7UA) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Square (S3 7UA), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Street. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Headford Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Headford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A61 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Summerfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Way 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 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Street β€”

Data Sources

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