Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 93.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rock 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 Rock Street (S3 9JA) 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 Rock Street (S3 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fox Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nottingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pye Bank Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neville Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Pye Bank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Neville Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelham Square —
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Data Sources

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