Crime Rates at Lytton Crescent, Sheffield, S5 8AY

Lytton Crescent area has the 44th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 448th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lytton Crescent (S5 8AY) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Crescent (S5 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.