Total Crime Rate
232.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 190th 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 Main Road (S9 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 232.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (S9 5HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Darnall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenland View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Darnall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenland View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulford Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boden Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Craven Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poole Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acres Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acres Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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