Total Crime Rate

434.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 434.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Norfolk Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Road (S2 2SX) in the last 12 months was 434.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 219.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (S2 2SX), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Other crime School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weigh Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Talbot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Public order Farm Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claywood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claywood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Claywood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Croft Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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