Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmer Road area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 787th highest 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 Palmer Road (S9 5FL) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Road (S9 5FL), the main crime hotspot is near Stovin Gardens. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stovin Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stovin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stovin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stovin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stovin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stovin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stovin Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Palmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stovin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greenland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Palmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harney Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Harney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzmaurice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fitzmaurice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stovin Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Greenland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Clipstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clipstone Gardens —
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Data Sources

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