Total Crime Rate

1586.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

475.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1586.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 475.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 409.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 291.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 222.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 173.6 10/10
  • Public order 138.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.3 9/10
  • Burglary 59.0 10/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Drugs 45.1 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furnival Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 1586.8 per 1,000 residents and was 404.7% higher than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 475.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnival Road (S4 7YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Station Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spital Hill (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Furnival Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blonk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wharf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blonk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blast Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gun Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gun Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gun Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blast Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gun Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wicker —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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