Total Crime Rate

170.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Verdon Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 323rd 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 Verdon Street (S3 9QP) in the last 12 months was 170.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verdon Street (S3 9QP), the main crime hotspot is near Handley Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verdon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spital Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spital Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neville Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Fox Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Andover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Neville Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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