Total Crime Rate

251.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Avenue (S5 9JP) in the last 12 months was 251.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.1% higher than the East Ecclesfield average (90.0 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 170.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (S5 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monteney Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokeby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tunwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other crime Bernshall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monteney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Margaret'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rokeby Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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