Crime Rates at Damasel Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, S35 0DF

Damasel Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Stannington , and the 248th 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 Damasel Road (S35 0DF) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Stannington average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damasel Road (S35 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dixon Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old School Croft (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.