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

Dryden Way 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 Dryden Way (S5 8HD) 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 Dryden Way (S5 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Way. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dryden Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adkins Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Donovan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyle Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kyle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kyle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kyle Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Donovan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wordsworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kyle Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palgrave Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilltop Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kyle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pollard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southey Green Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southey Green Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dryden Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Donovan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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