Crime Rates at Wicker, Sheffield, S3 8HS

Wicker area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Wicker (S3 8HS) in the last 12 months was 582.4 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wicker (S3 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.