Crime Rates at Adkins Road, Sheffield, S5 8TG

Adkins Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 540th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adkins Road (S5 8TG) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adkins Road (S5 8TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scraith Wood Drive, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penrith Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.