Total Crime Rate

314.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.4 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 314.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
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Crime overview

Edwin Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Edwin Road (S2 3ND) in the last 12 months was 314.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 217.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwin Road (S2 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Erskine Crescent, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Terrace (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edwin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lichford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grindlow Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Erskine Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erskine Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erskine Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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