Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scraith Wood Drive area has the 46th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 496th 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 Scraith Wood Drive (S5 8UP) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.8% ).

In the area around Scraith Wood Drive (S5 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Scraith Wood Drive. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scraith Wood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lamb Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scraith Wood Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scraith Wood Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scraith Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scraith Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scraith Wood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lamb Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lamb Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxspring Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxspring Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxspring Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxspring Bank —
Sep 2025Drugs Lamb Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adkins Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adkins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrith Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scraith Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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