Total Crime Rate

610.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 610.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.0 10/10
  • Drugs 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
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

Spital 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.

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Crime Over Time in Spital Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spital Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Burngreave Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burngreave Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burngreave Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hallcar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallcar Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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