Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 114.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Place area has the 64th highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 536th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Priory Place (S7 1LS) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Place (S7 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Smeaton Street. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookefield Yard β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wostenholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fentonville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priory Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smeaton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alcester Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Washington Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Washington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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