Total Crime Rate

276.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 150th 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 Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1EU) in the last 12 months was 276.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Mary Mews. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Windy House Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Leonard Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Applegarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fretson Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leonard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Applegarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cullabine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Mary Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Mews
Sep 2025Public order Applegarth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stirling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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