Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upwell Street area has the 60th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 525th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upwell Street (S4 8AH) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upwell Street (S4 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Upwell Lane. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upwell Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upwell Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Range Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winco Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winco Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunmow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dunmow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upwell Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upwell Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upwell Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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