Total Crime Rate

337.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 337.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Other theft 50.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Other 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

London Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (S2 4NB) in the last 12 months was 337.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (S2 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herschell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Witney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guernsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodhead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Asline Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sitwell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sitwell Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sitwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horner Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farrar Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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