Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fox Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 726th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Street (S3 9HE) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Street (S3 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burngrove Place, where police recorded 27 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burngreave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pye Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Neville Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burngreave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitsmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christ Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rising Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Polka Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nottingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pye Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neville Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Wood Fold Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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