Total Crime Rate
150.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (S2 4LR) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (S2 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Mary'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harrow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Mary'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Salmon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harrow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Club Garden Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leverton Drive | — |
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