Total Crime Rate
393.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Myrtle Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Myrtle Road (S2 3HE) in the last 12 months was 393.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 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 ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Myrtle Road (S2 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Sark Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silver Mill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guernsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alderson Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cherry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cherry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Wilfrid'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Prospect Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guernsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anns Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lancing Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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