Total Crime Rate

572.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 572.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Maxwell Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Maxwell Street (S4 7JN) in the last 12 months was 572.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.0% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 270.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Street (S4 7JN), the main crime hotspot is near Buckenham Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Buckenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Malton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maxwell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Buckenham Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Maxwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ellesmere Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earldom Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchingham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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