Crime Rates at Wincobank Avenue, Sheffield, S5 6AX

Wincobank Avenue area has the 46th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 414th 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 Wincobank Avenue (S5 6AX) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wincobank Avenue (S5 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firth Park Crescent, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.