Total Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palgrave Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 754th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Palgrave Road (S5 8GR) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palgrave Road (S5 8GR), 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.
View Crime In Firth Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cookson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palgrave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cookson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Meynell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halliwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Halliwell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Binsted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halliwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halliwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halliwell Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palgrave Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palgrave Crescent | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.