Crime Rates at Barnsley Road, Sheffield, S5 0QH

Barnsley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 204th 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 Barnsley Road (S5 0QH) in the last 12 months was 224.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (S5 0QH), the main crime hotspot is near Etwall Way. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.