Total Crime Rate
203.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmham Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elmham Road (S9 4PR) in the last 12 months was 203.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmham Road (S9 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Logan Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darnall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poole Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Logan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whitwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Senior Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senior Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
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