Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rock Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 695th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rock Street (S3 9JA) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Street (S3 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Swinton Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 15 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Hill —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pye Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chatham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Neville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swinton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Verdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pye Bank Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mowbray Street Offender given a drugs possession warning
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelham Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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