Crime Rates at Barnsley Road, Sheffield, S5 7AA

Barnsley Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 316th 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 Barnsley Road (S5 7AA) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (S5 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Smilter Lane. Police recorded 295 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.