Crime Rates at Deerlands Avenue, Sheffield, S5 7WX

Deerlands Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 829th 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 7WX) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deerlands Avenue (S5 7WX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colley Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holgate Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.