Crime Rates at Fox Street, Sheffield, S3 9HB

Fox Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 657th 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 Fox Street (S3 9HB) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Street (S3 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swinton Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gray Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.