Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Myrtle Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Road (S2 3HR) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (S2 3HR), the main crime hotspot is near Derby Terrace. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Sheffield

Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heeley Green —
Apr 2026Drugs Heeley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heeley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Denson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warburton Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 32

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑