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South Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

172,550

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-2.4%

176,743 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-7.2%

40,669 vs 43,839

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 2.4% in this area.

Driven by

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 6.3%

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.0%

• Robbery ↑ 15.2%

Offset by

• Burglary ↓ 22.1%

• Other theft ↓ 11.0%

• Shoplifting ↓ 6.8%

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
Robbery	2,173	+15.2% vs +5.0% nationally	1.3%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	26,733	+6.3% vs +0.4% nationally	15.5%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 34.4%	59,413	+2.0% vs +0.8% nationally	34.4%	↑ Up
Drugs	5,748	+1.8% vs +16.3% nationally	3.3%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	2,112	-0.4% vs +4.8% nationally	1.2%	→ Flat
Bicycle theft	867	-0.8% vs -12.0% nationally	0.5%	→ Flat
Other crime	5,633	-4.7% vs +0.6% nationally	3.3%	↓ Down
Public order	12,966	-5.5% vs -4.4% nationally	7.5%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	14,130	-5.9% vs -4.9% nationally	8.2%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	13,834	-6.8% vs -3.1% nationally	8.0%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	10,956	-7.6% vs -13.6% nationally	6.3%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	1,021	-8.3% vs -18.0% nationally	0.6%	↓ Down
Other theft	9,025	-11.0% vs -8.2% nationally	5.2%	↓ Down
Burglary	7,939	-22.1% vs -10.6% nationally	4.6%	↓ Down