Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foxwood Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 786th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foxwood Avenue (S12 2FH) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxwood Avenue (S12 2FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansfield View, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bagshaw'S Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foxwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bagshaw'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sharrard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagshaw'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penthorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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