Crime Rates at Pollard Crescent, Sheffield, S5 8QE

Pollard Crescent area has the 39th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 360th 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 8QE) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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