Total Crime Rate

370.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.6 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 370.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wicker area has the 15th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 86th 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 Wicker (S3 8JD) in the last 12 months was 370.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 38.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 150.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wicker (S3 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wicker area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blonk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Blonk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blonk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blonk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spital Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spital Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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