Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Staniforth Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Staniforth Road (S9 3FU) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Staniforth Road (S9 3FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramham Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shirland Mews (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darnall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ribston Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilfred Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ouseburn Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swarcliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swarcliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swarcliffe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hadfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flaxby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bramham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nidd Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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