Crime Rates at Lindsay Road, Sheffield, S5 7WF

Lindsay Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Lindsay Road (S5 7WF) in the last 12 months was 233.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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