Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 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 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Adelaide Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 278th 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 Adelaide Lane (S3 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 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 ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Lane (S3 8BJ), 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 Adelaide Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cornish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hoyle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary St Philip'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ball Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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