Total Crime Rate
572.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirk 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 Kirk Street (S4 7JX) 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 Kirk Street (S4 7JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hallcar Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burngreave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckenham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Buckenham Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckenham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckenham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckenham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Buckenham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckenham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buckenham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckenham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maxwell Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maxwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallcar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hallcar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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