Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 72.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Avenue West area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 817th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Longley Avenue West (S5 8UH) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Avenue West (S5 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Teynham Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longley Avenue West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barrie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Teynham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teynham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teynham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Barrie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teynham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morgan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morgan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morgan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teynham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Teynham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longley Avenue West —
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Data Sources

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