Total Crime Rate

232.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Burglary 53.6 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunfields area has the 29th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunfields (S3 8AY) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunfields (S3 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Hoyle Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bakers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ball Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hoyle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hoyle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scotland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelham Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cornish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blue Boy Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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