Total Crime Rate
551.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince Of Wales Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 39th 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 1FH) in the last 12 months was 551.9 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -78.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 274.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (S2 1FH), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Of Wales Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 20 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Motehall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Noehill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vikinglea Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prince Of Wales Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Of Wales Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prince Of Wales Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vikinglea Glade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Noehill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alison Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alison Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vikinglea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Normancroft Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxonlea Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxonlea Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxonlea Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Noehill Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaumont Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Noehill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Motehall Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Motehall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Motehall Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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