Total Crime Rate

267.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 267.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Adelaide Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adelaide Lane (S3 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 267.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Lane (S3 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hoyle Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Roscoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roscoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roscoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sudbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sudbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Philip'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Adelaide Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dun Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dun Fields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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