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South Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in South Yorkshire Police.

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

172,993

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-1.5%

175,645 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-1.6%

41,378 vs 42,057

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 1.5% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.7%

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 7.3%

• Robbery ↑ 21.9%

Offset by

• Burglary ↓ 19.1%

• Shoplifting ↓ 7.2%

• Public order ↓ 7.3%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 34.8%	60,145	+3.7% vs +1.1% nationally	34.8%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	26,950	+7.3% vs -0.2% nationally	15.6%	↑ Up
Robbery	2,257	+21.9% vs +9.3% nationally	1.3%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	855	-1.2% vs -10.4% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down
Possession of weapons	2,088	-2.1% vs +6.8% nationally	1.2%	↓ Down
Drugs	5,633	-1.2% vs +12.3% nationally	3.3%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	972	-15.2% vs -20.1% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	14,230	-3.7% vs -4.2% nationally	8.2%	↓ Down
Other crime	5,501	-9.8% vs -3.0% nationally	3.2%	↓ Down
Other theft	9,149	-6.9% vs -6.9% nationally	5.3%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	10,576	-8.2% vs -11.7% nationally	6.1%	↓ Down
Public order	12,724	-7.3% vs -4.3% nationally	7.4%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	13,982	-7.2% vs -4.9% nationally	8.1%	↓ Down
Burglary	7,931	-19.1% vs -9.2% nationally	4.6%	↓ Down