Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birklands Avenue area has the 78th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 703rd highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Birklands Avenue (S13 8JG) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birklands Avenue (S13 8JG), the main crime hotspot is near Handsworth Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birklands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birklands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birklands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birklands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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