Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Derby Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 743rd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Street (S2 3NG) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Street (S2 3NG), 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 Derby Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lichford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartopp Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Erskine Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erskine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erskine Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erskine Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grindlow Drive —

Data Sources

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