Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southey Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southey Avenue (S5 7NH) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southey Avenue (S5 7NH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Raisen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raisen Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Hall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southey Hall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southey Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowder Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Southey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Southey Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Southey Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Morgan Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raisen Hall Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raisen Hall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Raisen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raisen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crowder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raisen Hall Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Morgan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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