Crime Rates at Waingate, Sheffield, S3 8LB

Waingate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 1586.8 per 1,000 residents and was 404.7% higher than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 475.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waingate (S3 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.