Total Crime Rate

909.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 909.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 485.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.8 10/10
  • Public order 57.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
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

Birks Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Richmond , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birks Avenue (S13 7JS) in the last 12 months was 909.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1015.4% higher than the Richmond average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 204.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birks Avenue (S13 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skelton Grove (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birks Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Water Slacks Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tannery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Barn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skelton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skelton Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tannery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Skelton Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skelton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Skelton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skelton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skelton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Tithe Barn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skelton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skelton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Skelton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Skelton Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Skelton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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