Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Millsands area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 505th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Millsands (S3 8NR) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Millsands area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lady'S Bridge Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady'S Bridge —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lady'S Bridge —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waingate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waingate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joiner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chatham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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