We have looked at the figures, and have now used them to compile a list of the worst hot spots for becoming a victim of a robbery in the city.
Robbery is when someone steals something from a person or place by force or threat of force, for example threatening to assault them if they don’t hand valuables over. It could happen in the street or in a building, like a shop.
We have used figures taken from Sheffield Council statistics, based on official police numbers, which break down robberies in the city into specific neighbourhoods.
In each case, the figure is the number of robberies per 1,000 residents in that neighbourhood.
The Star has taken those figures and created a gallery showing which parts of the city those figures suggest you are most likely to be robbed
The figures relate to a 12 month period from March 2023 to February 2024.
And they are divided up into 70 neighbourhoods in the council figures. The figures are based on where the robberies occurred, not where they were reported from.
We have listed the 25 neighbourhoods in the city with the largest number of reported robberies in the gallery below, with the smaller number of robberies per person at top, and the area with the largest number listed last.
The photos are for illustrative purposes only and figures do not refer to any individual buildings or streets.

9. 18. Batemoor & Jordanthorpe
18. Batemoor & Jordanthorpe had 2.6 neighbourhood-level incidents of robbery per 1,000, residents and a total of 17 overall. Photo: Google | Google Photo: Google

10. 17. Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett
17. Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett had 2.7 neighbourhood-level incidents of robbery per 1,000, residents and a total of 26 overall. Photo: Google | Google Photo: Google

11. 16. Southey Green West
16. Southey Green West had 2.8 neighbourhood-level incidents of robbery per 1,000, residents and a total of 25 overall. Photo: Google Photo: Google

12. 15. Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs
15. Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs had 3.0 neighbourhood-level incidents of robbery per 1,000 residents and a total of 20 overall. Photo: Google Photo: Google


