Crime Rates at Waingate, Sheffield, S3 8LB

Waingate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waingate (S3 8LB) in the last 12 months was 1691.0 per 1,000 residents and was 427.6% higher than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 538.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waingate (S3 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 389 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.