Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rock 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 Rock Street (S3 9JF) 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 Rock Street (S3 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Burngreave Bank. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Polka Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burngreave Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nottingham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Christ Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burngreave Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pitsmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Neville Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fox Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Neville Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burngreave Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burngreave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pye Bank Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burngreave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rising Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Andover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pye Bank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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