Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Motehall Way area has the 64th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 522nd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Motehall Way (S2 1RF) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Motehall Way (S2 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Motehall Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Harborough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Burglary Harborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Motehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beaumont Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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