Crime Rates at Lamb Drive, Sheffield, S5 8LT

Lamb Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 258th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lamb Drive (S5 8LT) in the last 12 months was 197.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lamb Drive (S5 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scraith Wood Drive, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cookson Close (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.