Total Crime Rate

185.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bracken Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bracken Road (S5 6FJ) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Road (S5 6FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wincobank Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bracken Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wincobank Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Marigold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Jacobs Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heather Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wincobank Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Marigold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shiregreen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wincobank Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wincobank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lilac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Shiregreen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wincobank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wincobank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jessamine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wincobank Avenue —
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Data Sources

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