Crime Rates at Prince Of Wales Road, Sheffield, S2 1FF

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,697 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 1FF) in the last 12 months was 592.6 per 1,000 residents and was 229.1% higher than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 281.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheffield Parkway Services, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawlands Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.