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Crime and justice in Sheffield

Metropolitan borough

South Yorkshire and The Humber. 579,517 people in 368 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Sheffield, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Sheffield’s 343 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 246.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
5,975
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Sheffield is 5,975.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
11,029
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Sheffield is 11,029.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,746
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Sheffield is 2,746.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
5,329
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Sheffield is 5,329.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,079
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Sheffield is 2,079.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
11,191
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Sheffield is 11,191.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
113.7 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheffield at a rate of 113.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 108.4 per 1,000 people across Yorkshire and The Humber.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber
5% higher108.4 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Sheffield is 113.7 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
864
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Sheffield is 864.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
6,723
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Sheffield is 6,723.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
486
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Sheffield is 486.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,467
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Sheffield is 3,467.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
21,990
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Sheffield among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Sheffield is 21,990.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Sheffield. The map shows each one.

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