Total Crime Rate

541.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 541.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 205.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.7 10/10
  • Public order 61.8 10/10
  • Drugs 44.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mowbray Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Mowbray Street (S3 8EL) in the last 12 months was 541.2 per 1,000 residents and was 194.8% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 205.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mowbray Street (S3 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mowbray Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelham Square
Apr 2026Drugs Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fox Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Spring
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Street
Apr 2026Other theft Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery Bakers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Bar Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Bar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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