Total Crime Rate

185.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 185.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Edmund Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 289th 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 Edmund Avenue (S17 4RN) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmund Avenue (S17 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edmund Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmund Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6054 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6054 —
Apr 2026Other theft Edmund Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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