Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 122.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crabtree Avenue area has the 56th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 503rd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crabtree Avenue (S5 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabtree Avenue (S5 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Smilter Lane. Police recorded 295 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crabtree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goddard Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smilter Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goddard Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goddard Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Smilter Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Smilter Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Osgathorpe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smilter Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smilter Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blyde Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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