Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 77th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 680th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1FB) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1FB), the main crime hotspot is near Castledale Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodrove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfax Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vikinglea Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castledale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Noehill Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hastilar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hastilar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castledale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Vikinglea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairfax Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vikinglea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castledale Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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