Total Crime Rate
103.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Andover Street area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 605th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Andover Street (S3 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Andover Street (S3 9EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gray Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rising Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burngreave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burngreave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Andover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Neville Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Christ Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Neville Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nottingham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pye Bank Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pye Bank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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