Crime Rates at Pearson Street, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1EQ

Pearson Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 127th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Pearson Street (S36 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 297.3 per 1,000 residents and was 324.5% higher than the Stocksbridge and Upper Don average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearson Street (S36 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.