Total Crime Rate

203.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Millsands area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 245th 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 Millsands (S3 8NR) in the last 12 months was 203.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millsands (S3 8NR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Millsands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snig Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snig Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Snig Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Snig Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Snig Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Snig Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartshead Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hartshead Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartshead —
Apr 2026Public order Angel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Scargill Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waingate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady'S Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Bar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Bar Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Chatham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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