Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Circle area has the 76th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 739th 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 The Circle (S2 1QH) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Circle (S2 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Dawlands Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Circle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawlands Close —
Apr 2026Public order Leefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dawlands Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Noehill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Motehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Motehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crossways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motehall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stonecliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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