Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upwell Street area has the 71st highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 566th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upwell Street (S4 8AN) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upwell Street (S4 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Upwell Lane. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wansfell Road
Sep 2025Public order Wansfell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Range Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wincobank Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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