Crime Rates at Longley Avenue West, Sheffield, S5 8UL

Longley Avenue West area has the 17th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 113th 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 Longley Avenue West (S5 8UL) in the last 12 months was 317.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 218.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Avenue West (S5 8UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teynham Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penrith Road (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.