Total Crime Rate

232.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main 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.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darnall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Craven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Poole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsford Road
Sep 2025Drugs Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitby Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acres Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acres Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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