South Yorkshire Police/Crime in South Yorkshire Police

Crime in South Yorkshire Police

Recorded crime across South Yorkshire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,398,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

14,389Crimes recorded

10.3Rate per 1,000

3 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

14,389

Crime rate per 1,000

10.3 per 1,000 people

National ranking

3 of 41 (32% above average)

Month-on-month

+3.0%

Year-on-year

+4.9% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (37.5%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202314,761 crimes

Mar 202316,604 crimes

+12.5% vs previous month

Apr 202316,325 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

May 202317,518 crimes

+7.3% vs previous month

Jun 202316,418 crimes

-6.3% vs previous month

Jul 202316,385 crimes

-0.2% vs previous month

Aug 202316,063 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Sept 202315,765 crimes

-1.9% vs previous month

Oct 202316,049 crimes

+1.8% vs previous month

Nov 202315,110 crimes

-5.9% vs previous month

Dec 202313,968 crimes

-7.6% vs previous month

Jan 202415,162 crimes

+8.5% vs previous month

Feb 202414,482 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Mar 202415,413 crimes

+6.4% vs previous month

Apr 202415,616 crimes

+1.3% vs previous month

May 202416,552 crimes

+6.0% vs previous month

Jun 202415,720 crimes

-5.0% vs previous month

Jul 202416,411 crimes

+4.4% vs previous month

Aug 202415,983 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Sept 202415,130 crimes

-5.3% vs previous month

Oct 202416,357 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Nov 202415,652 crimes

-4.3% vs previous month

Dec 202413,817 crimes

-11.7% vs previous month

Jan 202513,716 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

Feb 202513,229 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Mar 202515,726 crimes

+18.9% vs previous month

Apr 202515,667 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

May 202515,720 crimes

+0.3% vs previous month

Jun 202515,464 crimes

-1.6% vs previous month

Jul 202516,364 crimes

+5.8% vs previous month

Aug 202515,622 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Sept 202514,726 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Oct 202515,540 crimes

+5.5% vs previous month

Nov 202514,530 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Dec 202513,974 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Jan 202614,389 crimes

+3.0% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
5,397 (37.5%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,761 (12.2%)
3
Criminal damage and arson
1,186 (8.2%)
4
Shoplifting
1,148 (8.0%)
5
Vehicle crime
1,024 (7.1%)
6
Public order
892 (6.2%)
7
Burglary
762 (5.3%)
8
Other theft
752 (5.2%)
9
Drugs
541 (3.8%)
10
Other crime
430 (3.0%)
11
Possession of weapons
214 (1.5%)
12
Robbery
156 (1.1%)
13
Theft from person
61 (0.4%)
14
Bicycle theft
58 (0.4%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	14,389	+3.0%	5,397	1,761	762	1,024	1,148	541	156	892
Dec 2025	13,974	-3.8%	5,106	1,719	844	842	1,175	478	190	921
Nov 2025	14,530	-6.5%	4,970	1,940	856	987	1,238	587	187	1,002
Oct 2025	15,540	+5.5%	5,273	2,484	655	1,124	1,196	563	222	1,119
Sept 2025	14,726	-5.7%	5,147	2,117	616	898	1,152	526	202	1,175
Aug 2025	15,622	-4.5%	5,293	2,576	641	922	1,189	520	215	1,224
Jul 2025	16,364	+5.8%	5,754	2,640	676	956	1,087	548	220	1,373
Jun 2025	15,464	-1.6%	5,444	2,521	693	893	1,000	558	211	1,243
May 2025	15,720	+0.3%	5,491	2,470	675	1,001	1,162	488	212	1,325
Apr 2025	15,667	-0.4%	5,386	2,507	677	897	1,195	513	233	1,264
Mar 2025	15,726	+18.9%	5,382	2,231	739	1,030	1,302	562	204	1,252
Feb 2025	13,229	-3.6%	4,366	1,772	691	931	1,320	460	156	975
Jan 2025	13,716	-0.7%	4,645	1,787	721	1,018	1,026	579	146	1,064
Dec 2024	13,817	-11.7%	4,841	1,594	999	907	1,013	523	167	933
Nov 2024	15,652	-4.3%	5,166	2,069	1,094	1,013	1,370	614	174	1,061
Oct 2024	16,357	+8.1%	5,349	2,334	1,095	1,136	1,303	592	158	1,254
Sept 2024	15,130	-5.3%	5,164	1,802	890	998	1,314	547	159	1,212
Aug 2024	15,983	-2.6%	5,261	2,412	902	1,003	1,328	374	175	1,335
Jul 2024	16,411	+4.4%	5,524	2,310	838	1,019	1,320	499	188	1,383
Jun 2024	15,720	-5.0%	5,088	2,235	825	1,039	1,377	525	176	1,278
May 2024	16,552	+6.0%	5,529	2,387	770	1,031	1,280	487	200	1,517
Apr 2024	15,616	+1.3%	4,970	2,191	909	951	1,496	511	197	1,285
Mar 2024	15,413	+6.4%	5,136	2,113	922	1,138	1,235	438	199	1,173
Feb 2024	14,482	-4.5%	4,757	1,927	900	1,198	1,169	516	177	1,017
Jan 2024	15,162	+8.5%	4,941	1,830	1,051	1,173	1,398	485	186	1,104
Dec 2023	13,968	-7.6%	4,818	1,703	1,032	1,063	1,093	409	163	962
Nov 2023	15,110	-5.9%	5,078	1,774	913	1,103	1,204	507	165	1,163
Oct 2023	16,049	+1.8%	5,310	2,157	963	1,058	1,335	392	171	1,293
Sept 2023	15,765	-1.9%	5,405	2,082	847	914	1,226	402	219	1,413
Aug 2023	16,063	-2.0%	5,073	2,377	1,045	1,018	1,279	457	227	1,395
Jul 2023	16,385	-0.2%	5,337	2,146	1,092	1,148	1,307	455	205	1,389
Jun 2023	16,418	-6.3%	5,490	2,408	1,033	1,064	1,066	428	191	1,490
May 2023	17,518	+7.3%	5,888	2,567	1,081	1,046	1,106	458	172	1,724
Apr 2023	16,325	-1.7%	5,317	2,229	993	1,033	1,343	421	159	1,529
Mar 2023	16,604	+12.5%	5,605	2,010	926	1,325	1,123	447	207	1,624
Feb 2023	14,761	—	4,959	1,856	1,002	932	1,073	374	178	1,279