Crime Rates at Dryden Avenue, Sheffield, S5 8HF

Dryden Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 27th 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 Dryden Avenue (S5 8HF) in the last 12 months was 623.8 per 1,000 residents and was 410.7% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 247.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Avenue (S5 8HF), 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.