Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Harborough Avenue area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 707th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harborough Avenue (S2 1QR) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harborough Avenue (S2 1QR), 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 Harborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harborough Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raynald Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Stonecliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Motehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Motehall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harborough Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Motehall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Mary Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motehall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raynald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raynald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leefield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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