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Crime Rates in Sheffield, local authority district

Crime Rate

119

119

Average 6/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 10.12.2025

Annual total crime rate in Sheffield, (local authority district) is 119 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 37.5 6/10
Anti-social behaviour 19.6 6/10
Shoplifting 11.5 6/10
Criminal damage and arson 9.17 7/10
Public order 8.95 7/10
Vehicle crime 7.79 7/10
Other theft 6.08 4/10
Burglary 5.59 7/10
Drugs 4.29 6/10
Other crime 3.52 8/10
Possession of weapons 1.43 7/10
Robbery 1.39 5/10
Theft from the person 1.12 4/10
Bicycle theft 0.776 5/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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 annual 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 of wards within Sheffield (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Fulwood38 low
2. Ecclesall42.4 low
3. Dore and Totley43.4 low
4. Crookes and Crosspool54.5 low
5. Stannington54.9 low
6. West Ecclesfield65.9 low
7. Stocksbridge and Upper Don78.3 low
8. East Ecclesfield88.3 low
9. Walkley89.3 low
10. Graves Park91.6 low
11. Richmond95.9 low
12. Beighton99.9 low
13. Mosborough101 low
14. Birley101 low
15. Hillsborough103 low
16. Nether Edge and Sharrow106 low
17. Broomhill and Sharrow Vale109 low
18. Shiregreen and Brightside109 low
19. Woodhouse111 low
20. Beauchief and Greenhill121 medium
21. Firth Park129 medium
22. Gleadless Valley132 medium
23. Southey140 medium
24. Manor Castle157 medium
25. Park and Arbourthorne166 medium
26. Burngreave171 medium
27. Darnall217 medium
28. City389 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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