Total Crime Rate
179.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pollard Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 304th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Road (S5 8QG) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pollard Road (S5 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Donovan Road, where police recorded 41 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.
View Crime In Firth Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Donovan Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrie Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Donovan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Donovan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kyle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kyle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southey Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollard Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southey Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hilltop Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Galsworthy Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Donovan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adkins Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adkins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donovan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Donovan Close | Under investigation |
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