Total Crime Rate

940.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 940.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 398.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.1 10/10
  • Other theft 74.6 10/10
  • Public order 72.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Burglary 41.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmerston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Road (S10 2TE) in the last 12 months was 940.9 per 1,000 residents and was 848.6% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 275.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (S10 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Bank (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Bank Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mushroom Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mushroom Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shearwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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