Total Crime Rate

452.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 452.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Doe Royd Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Doe Royd Lane (S5 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 452.6 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 361.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doe Royd Lane (S5 8GJ), 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 Doe Royd Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palgrave Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Lytton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lytton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wordsworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doe Royd Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doe Royd Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doe Royd Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doe Royd Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doe Royd Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palgrave Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Meynell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palgrave Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Meynell Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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