Crime Rates at City Road, Sheffield, S2 5HJ

City Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 710th 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 City Road (S2 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (S2 5HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warley Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.