Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cotton Mill Walk area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 689th 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 Cotton Mill Walk (S3 8DH) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the City average (320.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Mill Walk (S3 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Swinton Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotton Mill Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cotton Mill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbar Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dun Fields —
Sep 2025Other theft Dun Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blue Boy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mowbray Street Offender given a drugs possession warning
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Scotland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Scotland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambert Street —
Sep 2025Public order Blue Boy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Smithfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swinton Street —
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Data Sources

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