Total Crime Rate

286.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 286.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 141st 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 Alexandra Road (S2 3EE) in the last 12 months was 286.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (S2 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Farish Place. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anns Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farish Place —
Sep 2025Public order Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Spurr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturge Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Prospect Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farish Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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