Total Crime Rate

146.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crest Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Crest Road (S5 7TG) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crest Road (S5 7TG), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Swanbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cliffe House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Masters Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masters Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masters Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Elm Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Swanbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Masters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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