Crime Rates at City Road, Sheffield, S2 1GB

City Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 162nd 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 City Road (S2 1GB) in the last 12 months was 255.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (S2 1GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warley Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.