Crime Rates at Lock Street, Sheffield, S6 3BJ

Lock Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 96th 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 Lock Street (S6 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 340.3 per 1,000 residents and was 237.8% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 149.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lock Street (S6 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrack Lane (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.