Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hawthorne Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Stocksbridge and Upper Don , and the 789th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Hawthorne Avenue (S36 1BL) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Stocksbridge and Upper Don average (70.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Avenue (S36 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppice Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alrich Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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