Total Crime Rate
610.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
267.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spital Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Spital Lane (S3 9LF) in the last 12 months was 610.3 per 1,000 residents and was 232.4% higher 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 267.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spital Lane (S3 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 478 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hallcar Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Spital Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burngreave Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burngreave Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burngreave Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hallcar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hallcar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hallcar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hallcar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hallcar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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