Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

London Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 361st highest crime rate of 1,705 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 4NF) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (S2 4NF), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 21 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witney Street
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square
Sep 2025Drugs Witney Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fieldhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Glover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett Street
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harwell Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sitwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sitwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sitwell Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhead Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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