Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 217.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buchanan Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 219th 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 8AT) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buchanan Road (S5 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buchanan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lytton Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerlands Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerlands Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerlands Close —
Apr 2026Public order Deerlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adlington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lytton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lytton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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