Total Crime Rate

336.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 336.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.1 7/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meynell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Meynell Road (S5 8GN) in the last 12 months was 336.3 per 1,000 residents and was 183.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meynell Road (S5 8GN), the main crime hotspot is near Cookson Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meynell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cookson Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binsted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Meynell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Halliwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halliwell Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Binsted Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palgrave Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Binsted Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Binsted Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Binsted Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palgrave Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halifax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doe Royd Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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