Crime Rates at Atherton Road, Sheffield, S2 2ER

Atherton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Park and Arbourthorne , and the 670th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atherton Road (S2 2ER) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Park and Arbourthorne average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Road (S2 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurlfield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.