Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirecliffe Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 710th 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 Shirecliffe Road (S5 8XE) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirecliffe Road (S5 8XE), the main crime hotspot is near Musgrave Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirecliffe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Batworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Firshill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Batworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firshill Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Firshill Glade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Standish Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firshill Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Firshill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firshill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrave Place

Data Sources

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