Crime Rates at Atherton Close, Sheffield, S2 2ET

Atherton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Park and Arbourthorne , and the 207th 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 Close (S2 2ET) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Park and Arbourthorne average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Close (S2 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berners Place (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.