Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waltheof Road area has the 64th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 544th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waltheof Road (S2 1NU) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltheof Road (S2 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Motehall Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waltheof Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raynald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stonecliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bassledene Road —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Mary Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bassledene Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Motehall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Motehall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motehall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Payler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harborough Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raynald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynald Road —
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Data Sources

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