Total Crime Rate

592.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 592.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 74.1 10/10
  • Public order 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 1FH) 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 1FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alison Crescent, where police recorded 37 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.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vikinglea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vikinglea Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vikinglea Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Motehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motehall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawlands Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawlands Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxonlea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxonlea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vikinglea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vikinglea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prince Of Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Motehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Noehill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normancroft Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crossways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Vikinglea Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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