Crime Rates at Spital Hill, Sheffield, S4 7LG

Spital Hill area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 5th 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 Spital Hill (S4 7LG) in the last 12 months was 2080.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1062.2% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 569.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spital Hill (S4 7LG), 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.