Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 51.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Hereward Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 655th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereward Road (S5 7UA) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereward Road (S5 7UA), the main crime hotspot is near Etwall Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Etwall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etwall Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oswestry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tidewell Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crestwood Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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