Total Crime Rate

675.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

247.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 675.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 247.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 82.6 10/10
  • Public order 64.9 10/10
  • Other theft 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 47.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Other crime 23.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sanderson Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 23rd 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 Sanderson Street (S9 2TW) in the last 12 months was 675.5 per 1,000 residents and was 268.0% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 247.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanderson Street (S9 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near Don Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanderson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Woodbine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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