Total Crime Rate
278.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Firth Park Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Firth Park Road (S5 6WN) in the last 12 months was 278.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Firth Park Road (S5 6WN), the main crime hotspot is near Skinnerthorpe Road. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Skinnerthorpe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinnerthorpe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinnerthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinnerthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Skinnerthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Fir Vale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinnerthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whiteways Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skinnerthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Earl Marshal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Marshal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiteways Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiteways Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Earl Marshal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl Marshal Road | Under investigation |
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