Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 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 74.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Herries Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 800th 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 Herries Avenue (S5 7HS) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herries Avenue (S5 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Southey Drive. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herries Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everingham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowder Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Everingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Piper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southey Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Southey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Southey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Southey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrows Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piper Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Everingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Herries Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herries Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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