Crime Rates at Norwood Road, Sheffield, S5 7BD

Norwood Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 700th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Road (S5 7BD) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (S5 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osgathorpe Crescent, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Passhouses Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.