Total Crime Rate

262.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Johnson Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Johnson Street (S36 1BX) in the last 12 months was 262.7 per 1,000 residents and was 264.1% higher than the Stocksbridge and Upper Don average (72.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Street (S36 1BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shay House Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Johnson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Button Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Button Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shay House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shay House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shay House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shay House Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shay Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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