Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Other crime 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Fox Hill area has the 34th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 298th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Hill (S3 9HF) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Hill (S3 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swinton Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitsmoor Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitsmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pye Bank Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rising Street —
Sep 2025Public order Rising Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rising Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Neville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Verdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chatham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swinton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitsmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Pitsmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Verdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mowbray Street Offender given a drugs possession warning
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pitsmoor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pye Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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