Crime Rates at Buchanan Road, Sheffield, S5 8AR

Buchanan Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Buchanan Road (S5 8AR) in the last 12 months was 298.7 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 130.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.2% 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 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buchanan Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.