Crime Rates at The Oval, Sheffield, S5 6SL

The Oval area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 575th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 The Oval (S5 6SL) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (S5 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eyncourt Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willington Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.