Total Crime Rate

2080.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2080.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 722.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 369.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 267.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 170.3 10/10
  • Public order 158.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 99.8 10/10
  • Drugs 80.3 10/10
  • Other theft 73.0 10/10
  • Burglary 48.7 10/10
  • Other crime 31.6 10/10
  • Robbery 21.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leigh Street area has the highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Leigh Street (S9 2PR) in the last 12 months was 2080.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1062.2% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 569.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Street (S9 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Worksop Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Worksop Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Don Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Don Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Don Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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