Total Crime Rate
264.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gibraltar Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 159th 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 Gibraltar Street (S3 8UA) in the last 12 months was 264.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gibraltar Street (S3 8UA), the main crime hotspot is near St James Row. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tenter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelham Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Peter'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Peter'S Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotton Mill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbar Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hollis Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Peter'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dun Fields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townhead Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mowbray Street | Offender given a drugs possession warning |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Scotland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Scotland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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