Crime Rates at Elm Lane, Sheffield, S5 7TZ

Elm Lane 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 Elm Lane (S5 7TZ) 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 Elm Lane (S5 7TZ), 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.