Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sicey Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Shiregreen and Brightside , and the 706th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sicey Avenue (S5 0EG) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Shiregreen and Brightside average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sicey Avenue (S5 0EG), the main crime hotspot is near Paper Mill Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sicey Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paper Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westnall Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westnall Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paper Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowhouse Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westnall Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowhouse Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westnall Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Ravine Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ronksley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shirehall Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Beck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paper Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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