Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Tunwell Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 733rd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tunwell Avenue (S5 9FE) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the East Ecclesfield average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunwell Avenue (S5 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Colley Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tunwell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunwell Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Greave Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Strawberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Greave Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Greave
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Greave
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowle Road
Apr 2026Other crime Martin Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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