Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lancing Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 82nd 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 Lancing Road (S2 4ES) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancing Road (S2 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brittain Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clough Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shoreham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lancing Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Priestley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Midland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matilda Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cromford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matilda Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Store Street | Under investigation |
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