Total Crime Rate
1691.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Furnival Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 8th 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 Furnival Road (S4 7YA) in the last 12 months was 1691.0 per 1,000 residents and was 427.6% higher than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 538.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Furnival Road (S4 7YA), the main crime hotspot is near Spital Hill. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wharf Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicker | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicker | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wicker | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wicker | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wicker | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wicker | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wicker | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wicker | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wicker | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Anson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Victoria Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blast Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spital Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spital Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blast Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blast Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blast Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wharf Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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