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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in S8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

S8 recorded 327 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.34 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 21.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring74.45 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment327 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 21.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

327
trending_down -8.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

74.45per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,292

Within S8 district

Sheffield

61,197

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Atlantic Road Map
total: 42 Shoplifting: 39 Violence and sexual offences: 3
42
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 3
19
Petrol Station Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
8
White Thorns View Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other crime: 1
7
Bole Hill Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Robbery: 2
7
Norton Lees Close Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Robbery: 1
6
Lowedges Place Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 2 Possession of weapons: 1
5
Woodseats House Road Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
5
Chesterfield Road South Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
327 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
117
35.8%
Shoplifting
68
20.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
41
12.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
24
7.3%
Other Theft
19
5.8%
Public Order
17
5.2%
Vehicle Crime
11
3.4%
Other Crime
9
2.8%
Burglary
8
2.4%
Robbery
6
1.8%
Theft from Person
3
0.9%
Drug Offences
2
0.6%
Weapons Possession
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: S8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in S8 (35.8%). Shoplifting (20.8%) and Anti-social Behaviour (12.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in S8 has fallen sharply — by 21.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for S8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -8.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -21.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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