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Crime Rates in Sheffield, local authority district

Crime Rate

121

121

Average 6/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Sheffield, (local authority district) is 121 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Sheffield (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 37 6/10
Anti-social behaviour 17.9 6/10
Shoplifting 12.1 7/10
Criminal damage and arson 9.86 7/10
Public order 9.78 7/10
Vehicle crime 8.47 8/10
Burglary 7.19 8/10
Other theft 7.17 5/10
Drugs 3.93 7/10
Other crime 2.97 7/10
Possession of weapons 1.48 8/10
Robbery 1.33 5/10
Theft from the person 1.16 3/10
Bicycle theft 0.697 3/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Sheffield (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Sheffield (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Sheffield (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Sheffield (local authority district) and Yorkshire and The Humber (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Sheffield
    LAD
  • Yorkshire and The Humber
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Sheffield (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Sheffield (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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