Crime Rates at Pollard Crescent, Sheffield, S5 8QD

Pollard Crescent area has the 38th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 346th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pollard Crescent (S5 8QD) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollard Crescent (S5 8QD), 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.