Crime Rates at Melrose Road, Sheffield, S3 9DN

Melrose Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 841st lowest 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 Melrose Road (S3 9DN) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Road (S3 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firshill Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burngreave Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.