Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shalesmoor area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 713th 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 Shalesmoor (S3 8UL) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shalesmoor (S3 8UL), the main crime hotspot is near Hoyle Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shalesmoor area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebenezer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Smithfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Scotland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Scotland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bakers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Adelaide Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Ellis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Solly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brocco Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sudbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roscoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sudbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Philip'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Roscoe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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