Total Crime Rate
233.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holgate Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 187th 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 Holgate Drive (S5 9LA) in the last 12 months was 233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holgate Drive (S5 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Wheata Place. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Colley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turie Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holgate Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holgate Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holgate Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheata Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wheata Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheata Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheata Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rokeby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colley Close | Under investigation |
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