Crime Rates at Lark Street, Sheffield, S6 5BW

Lark Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Lark Street (S6 5BW) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lark Street (S6 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.