Total Crime Rate

384.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 384.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.7 10/10
  • Public order 38.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Barnsley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,697 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 0QL) in the last 12 months was 384.4 per 1,000 residents and was 214.7% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 182.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (S5 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnaird Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oswestry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnaird Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinnaird Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnaird Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etwall Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masters Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Masters Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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