Total Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norfolk Park Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 755th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Park Avenue (S2 2RB) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norfolk Park Avenue (S2 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Warley Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Aidan'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Guildford Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aidan'S Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aidan'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Aidan'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aidan'S Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Aidan'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Donnington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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