Total Crime Rate

227.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firshill Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 199th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Firshill Avenue (S4 7AA) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firshill Avenue (S4 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Firshill Rise. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firshill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firshill Rise —
Sep 2025Public order Passhouses Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firshill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Firshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Firshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Passhouses Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Passhouses Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Passhouses Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crabtree Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devon Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Roe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Passhouses Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firshill Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firshill Rise Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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