Total Crime Rate

1691.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1691.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 427.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 322.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 201.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 187.5 10/10
  • Public order 156.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.3 9/10
  • Other theft 79.9 10/10
  • Drugs 69.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 27.8 10/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlegate 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 Castlegate (S3 8LE) 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 Castlegate (S3 8LE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Castlegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/154)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady'S Bridge —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wicker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wicker Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wicker Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wicker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wicker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wicker —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady'S Bridge —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicker Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wicker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wicker Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Gilbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gilbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gilbert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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