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South Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

172,715

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-1.7%

175,670 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+4.8%

42,622 vs 40,669

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 1.7% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.2%

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 5.5%

• Robbery ↑ 20.3%

Offset by

• Burglary ↓ 17.5%

• Public order ↓ 8.3%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 8.9%

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 · 34.9%	60,240	+3.2% vs +0.8% nationally	34.9%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	26,827	+5.5% vs -1.6% nationally	15.5%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	14,264	-3.4% vs -4.2% nationally	8.3%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	14,241	-3.4% vs -4.1% nationally	8.2%	↓ Down
Public order	12,552	-8.3% vs -4.8% nationally	7.3%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	10,447	-8.9% vs -10.2% nationally	6.0%	↓ Down
Other theft	9,158	-6.0% vs -6.7% nationally	5.3%	↓ Down
Burglary	7,907	-17.5% vs -7.9% nationally	4.6%	↓ Down
Drugs	5,515	-3.2% vs +8.9% nationally	3.2%	↓ Down
Other crime	5,442	-10.8% vs -4.2% nationally	3.2%	↓ Down
Robbery	2,280	+20.3% vs +9.2% nationally	1.3%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	2,053	-4.3% vs +6.2% nationally	1.2%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	840	-1.8% vs -10.4% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	949	-17.8% vs -20.4% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down