Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 62nd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Payler Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairleigh (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hastilar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Payler Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Payler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hastilar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fretson Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stirling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairfax Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfax Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elvaston Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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