Crime Rates at Adlington Road, Sheffield, S5 8BS

Adlington Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 239th 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 Adlington Road (S5 8BS) in the last 12 months was 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adlington Road (S5 8BS), 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.