Crime Rates at Blyde Road, Sheffield, S5 7AF

Blyde Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 404th 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 Blyde Road (S5 7AF) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blyde Road (S5 7AF), 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.