Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 127.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hillside Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 469th 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 Hillside Avenue (S5 9GL) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Avenue (S5 9GL), 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 Hillside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Greave Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowle Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Strawberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Greave —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Greave —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Greave Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Martin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tunwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunwell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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