Exclusive: the Sheffield postcodes with the highest gun and knife crime

Exclusive figures we’ve obtained from South Yorkshire Police reveal the areas of Sheffield that have seen the biggest increases in knife crime over the last 10 years.

Just under three quarters of areas in the city saw knife crime rise or remain constant.

The area outside of the town centre with the highest number of knife crimes last year was Darnall, whilst in 2007 it was Broomhall.

Overall the figures show knife crime has almost doubled since 2012.

AREAS WHERE KNIFE CRIME HAS RISEN THE MOST...

Arbourthorne:

2007 – 10

2017 – 20

Batemoor:

2007 – 1

2017 - 5

Beighton:

2007 – 1

2017 – 5

Burngreave:

2007 – 12

2017 - 19

Darnall:

2007 – 3

2017 – 23

Firth Park:

2007 – 5

2017 - 13

Gleadless Valley:

2007 – 10

2017 - 19

Grimesthorpe:

2007 – 5

2017 – 16

High Green:

2007 – 0

2017 - 5

Jordanthorpe:

2007 – 1

2017 – 9

Longley:

2007 – 6

2017 – 10

Lowedges:

2007 – 2

2017 – 12

Lower Shiregreen:

2007 – 2

2017 – 6

Parson Cross:

2007 – 14

2017 – 18

Pitsmoor:

2007 – 3

2017 – 10

Stocksbridge:

2007 – 1

2017 – 5

Stradbroke:

2007 – 0

2017 – 6

Totley:

2007 – 0

2017 – 4

Town Centre:

2007 – 32

2017 – 54

Wicker:

2007 – 1

2017 – 9

AREAS WHERE KNIFE CRIME HAS FALLEN THE MOST...

Broomhall:

2007 – 18

2017 – 12

Crookes:

2007 – 4

2017 – 0

Crookesmoor:

2007 – 5

2017 – 2

Highfield:

2007 – 12

2017 – 5

Hunters Bar:

2007 – 7

2017 – 3

Norfolk Park:

2007 – 8

2017 – 4

Sharrow:

2007 – 13

2017 –

When it comes to gun crime Parson Cross has seen by far the most offences involving a firearm over the last decade, with 139 recorded there between 2007-2017.

Other areas with the highest levels of gun crime include:

Arbourthorne – 73 offences

Town Centre – 63 offences

Southey Green – 58 offences

Manor – 57 offences

Longley – 57 offences

Gleadless Valley – 57 offences

Darnall – 55 offences

Burngreave – 53 offences

Highfield – 50 offence