Total Crime Rate

445.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

310.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 445.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 310.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 250.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.0 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Longley Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longley Drive (S5 7JA) in the last 12 months was 445.0 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 310.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Drive (S5 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Norwood Grange Drive. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burrows Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonards Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bishopsholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Piper Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwood Grange Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aldfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longley Farm View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Longley Farm View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Grange Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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