Total Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cornish Street area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 561st highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornish Street (S6 3AR) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornish Street (S6 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Hoyle Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 32 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 | Drugs | Ellis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ellis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roscoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roscoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roscoe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hoyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hoyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sudbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adelaide Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cross Smithfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sudbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Adelaide Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dun Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dun Fields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downing Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Boy Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Boy Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Boy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Boy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Philip'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blue Boy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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