Crime Rates at Lindsay Road, Sheffield, S5 7WE

Lindsay Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 527th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindsay Road (S5 7WE) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsay Road (S5 7WE), 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.