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South Yorkshire Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

173,706

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-0.5%

174,601 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+10.1%

45,566 vs 41,378

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 0.5% in this area.

Driven by

Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.6%
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 4.5%
Shoplifting ↑ 6.2%

Offset by

Burglary ↓ 16.1%
Vehicle crime ↓ 10.9%
Public order ↓ 7.7%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

South Yorkshire Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Robbery
2,298
+18.3%
vs +9.2% nationally
1.3%
Up
Shoplifting
15,163
+6.2%
vs -2.3% nationally
8.7%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
26,960
+4.5%
vs -1.3% nationally
15.5%
Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 35.0%
60,784
+3.6%
vs +1.4% nationally
35.0%
Up
Other theft
9,336
-1.3%
vs -4.6% nationally
5.4%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
14,246
-1.4%
vs -4.8% nationally
8.2%
Down
Bicycle theft
814
-2.0%
vs -8.5% nationally
0.5%
Down
Possession of weapons
2,052
-4.3%
vs +8.5% nationally
1.2%
Down
Public order
12,427
-7.7%
vs -3.2% nationally
7.2%
Down
Drugs
5,277
-8.1%
vs +3.5% nationally
3.0%
Down
Other crime
5,492
-8.4%
vs -2.0% nationally
3.2%
Down
Vehicle crime
10,065
-10.9%
vs -7.0% nationally
5.8%
Down
Burglary
7,862
-16.1%
vs -6.3% nationally
4.5%
Down
Theft from the person
930
-19.1%
vs -20.9% nationally
0.5%
Down