Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darwin Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Darwin Lane (S10 5RG) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darwin Lane (S10 5RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ranmoor Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darwin Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranmoor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cairns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ranmoor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Darwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranmoor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barholm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barholm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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