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

Longley Avenue West area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 456th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longley Avenue West (S5 8WA) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Avenue West (S5 8WA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.