Crime Rates at Rainbow Avenue, Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, S12 4AW

Rainbow Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 607th 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 Rainbow Avenue (S12 4AW) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Avenue (S12 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delves Terrace, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delves Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.