Total Crime Rate

432.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 432.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Other crime 39.3 10/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elm Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 432.6 per 1,000 residents and was 254.1% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 196.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Lane (S5 7TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Emerson Crescent. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Emerson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Emerson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lindsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Emerson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cliffe House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Emerson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emerson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emerson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Emerson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowder Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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