Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 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 37.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
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Crime overview

Tower Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Manor Castle , and the 483rd 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 Tower Drive (S2 3RE) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Manor Castle average (112.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Drive (S2 3RE), the main crime hotspot is near Thames Avenue. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Grange Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Hollow —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeches Hollow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Spring Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeches Hollow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thames Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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