Total Crime Rate
84.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garter Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 715th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garter Street (S4 7QX) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garter Street (S4 7QX), the main crime hotspot is near Atlas Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margate Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlas Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldhouse Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Margate Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Margate Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margate Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Atlas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Atlas Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Atlas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlas Way | — |
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