Total Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Firshill Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 745th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Firshill Road (S4 7BB) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Firshill Road (S4 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Firshill Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burngreave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Firshill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burngrove Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holtwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holtwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firshill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crabtree Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Passhouses Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Passhouses Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Passhouses Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Passhouses Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burngrove Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burngrove Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Passhouses Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burngrove Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Roe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burngrove Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Firshill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roe Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burngrove Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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