Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairbank Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 482nd 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 Fairbank Road (S5 7DD) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairbank Road (S5 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longley Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishopsholme Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairbank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Musgrave Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrave Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Busk Meadow —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bishopsholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aldfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrows Drive —
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Data Sources

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