Total Crime Rate

477.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 477.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.0 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.9 10/10
  • Drugs 39.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Emerson Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emerson Crescent (S5 7ST) in the last 12 months was 477.5 per 1,000 residents and was 302.0% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 303.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emerson Crescent (S5 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Emerson Crescent. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Emerson Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Masters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Larkin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cliffe House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emerson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elm Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Emerson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Emerson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerson Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerson Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerson Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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