Total Crime Rate
276.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince 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.
View Crime In Darnall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windy House Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leonard Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Applegarth Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fretson Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leonard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Applegarth Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cullabine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen Mary Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Mary Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Mary Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Applegarth Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windy House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windy House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windy House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stirling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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