Darnall
Middle areaEast Sheffield. 8,936 people in 4.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 21% of people in Darnall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Darnall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darnall at a rate of 116.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 113.7 per 1,000 people across Sheffield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 392 |
| Other crime | 171 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 162 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 100 |
| Vehicle crime | 85 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Darnall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Darnall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darnall at a rate of 116.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 113.7 per 1,000 people across Sheffield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Darnall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (392), other crime (171) and anti-social behaviour (162).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sheffield
These figures are published for the whole of Sheffield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sheffield and not Darnall alone. See Sheffield
Darnall in brief
The median price paid for a home in Darnall was £130,000 in 2025.
Darnall had 8,571 usual residents at the census.
About 21% of people in Darnall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Darnall, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.