Crime Rates at Scraith Wood Drive, Sheffield, S5 8TH

Scraith Wood Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 124th 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 Scraith Wood Drive (S5 8TH) in the last 12 months was 302.9 per 1,000 residents and was 148.0% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scraith Wood Drive (S5 8TH), 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.