Crime Rates at Atherton Road, Sheffield, S2 2ES

Atherton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Park and Arbourthorne , and the 563rd 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 Atherton Road (S2 2ES) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Park and Arbourthorne average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Road (S2 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grassmoor Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.