Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 6FX
How much crime is recorded in S5 6FX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Firth Park
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
S5 6FXSheffield
How safe is S5 6FX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 6FX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S5 6FXNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary14.59.1
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Drugs4.72.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.