Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Firshill Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 700th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firshill Road (S4 7BB) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firshill Road (S4 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Roe Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firshill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holtwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holtwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Firshill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roe Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roe Lane
Apr 2026Drugs Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firshill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Firshill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firshill Close
Apr 2026Drugs Passhouses Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passhouses Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passhouses Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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