Crime Rates at Wordsworth Crescent, Sheffield, S5 8NN

Wordsworth Crescent area has the 31st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Wordsworth Crescent (S5 8NN) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Crescent (S5 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buchanan Drive, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Way (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.