Total Crime Rate

630.2 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 630.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Public order 60.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Denmark Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 29th 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 Denmark Road (S2 3NH) in the last 12 months was 630.2 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 237.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Road (S2 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Terrace (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denmark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madehurst View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farish Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heeley Green Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carrfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Heeley Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturge Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madehurst View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gerard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abney Close
Sep 2025Burglary Fitzroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close
Sep 2025Drugs Jeffery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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