Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 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 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fairfax Rise area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 616th 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 Fairfax Rise (S2 1SL) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Rise (S2 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Noehill Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vikinglea Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Field Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Motehall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Motehall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastilar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastilar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Noehill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Field Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crossways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vikinglea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vikinglea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vikinglea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vikinglea Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastilar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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