Total Crime Rate

471.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

272.7 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 471.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 272.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 223.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southey Green Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 51st highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Southey Green Road (S5 8HB) in the last 12 months was 471.1 per 1,000 residents and was 285.6% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 272.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southey Green Road (S5 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Way (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southey Green Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kyle Crescent
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kyle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kyle Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Kyle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adkins Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southey Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southey Green Road
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southey Green Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Donovan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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