Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Woodrove Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodrove Avenue (S13 8AT) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodrove Avenue (S13 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Nodder Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodrove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilvington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nodder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nodder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nodder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nodder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Castledale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castledale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woodrove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ulley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ulley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holbrook Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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