Crime Rates at Birch House Avenue, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0FH

Birch House Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Stannington , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch House Avenue (S35 0FH) in the last 12 months was 160.9 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% higher than the Stannington average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch House Avenue (S35 0FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langsett Road South, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.