Total Crime Rate
119.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holyoake Avenue area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 512th 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 Holyoake Avenue (S13 8HY) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holyoake Avenue (S13 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Park Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Park Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Darnall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pickard Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Park Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birklands Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenscroft Oval | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Richmond Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Park Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Park Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Park Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Park Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickard Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Park Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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