Total Crime Rate

217.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.7 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 217.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Avisford Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Avisford Road (S5 8LD) in the last 12 months was 217.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avisford Road (S5 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Cookson Close. Police recorded 64 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 Avisford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Meynell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palgrave Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Meynell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Oxspring Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pollard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cookson Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palgrave Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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