Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cornish Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornish Street (S6 3AR) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornish Street (S6 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Hoyle Street. Police recorded 70 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 Cornish Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Boy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary St Philip'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blue Boy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hoyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cornish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downing Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Hoyle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hoyle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ball Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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