Total Crime Rate

302.4 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 302.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Burglary 41.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Holgate Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 129th 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 Holgate Drive (S5 9LA) in the last 12 months was 302.4 per 1,000 residents and was 154.6% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 147.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holgate Drive (S5 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Wheata Place. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holgate Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rokeby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Colley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheata Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheata Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheata Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheata Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rokeby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheata Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holgate Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokeby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheata Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colley Road —
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Data Sources

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