Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alderson Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 497th 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 Alderson Road (S2 4UB) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderson Road (S2 4UB), 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 Alderson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Asline Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Square
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guernsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Arley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Arley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Woodhead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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