Total Crime Rate

134.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

City Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Park and Arbourthorne , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (S2 1GJ) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Park and Arbourthorne average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (S2 1GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brimmesfield Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aylward Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Aylward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aylward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edenhall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Algar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wulfric Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wulfric Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wulfric Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Aylward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brimmesfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brimmesfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wulfric Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wulfric Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilmour Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edenhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wulfric Close
Apr 2026Public order A6135 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6135 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6135 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wulfric Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradock Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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