Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.2 6/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Deerlands Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 732nd lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Deerlands Avenue (S5 7WW) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deerlands Avenue (S5 7WW), the main crime hotspot is near Holgate Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deerlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holgate Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buchanan Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deerlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Deerlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holgate Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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