Crime Rates at Buchanan Road, Sheffield, S5 8AR

Buchanan Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 114th 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 Buchanan Road (S5 8AR) in the last 12 months was 315.4 per 1,000 residents and was 158.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 151.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buchanan Road (S5 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buchanan Crescent, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buchanan Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.