Total Crime Rate

435.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.2 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 435.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Sussex Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 63rd 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 Sussex Street (S4 7YY) in the last 12 months was 435.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 186.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Street (S4 7YY), the main crime hotspot is near B6071. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cutlers Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blast Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6071 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6071 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blast Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person B6071 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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