Total Crime Rate

259.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 259.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Binsted Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 153rd 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 Binsted Crescent (S5 8NS) in the last 12 months was 259.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Binsted Crescent (S5 8NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 87 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.

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Crime Over Time in Binsted Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lamb Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Binsted Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cookson Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Oxspring Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Close Under investigation
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