Crime Rates at The Oval, Sheffield, S5 6SQ

The Oval area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 500th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (S5 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (S5 6SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willington Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hucklow Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.