Crime Rates at City Road, Sheffield, S2 1GD

City Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 167th 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 1GD) in the last 12 months was 251.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (S2 1GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 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.