Total Crime Rate

233.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 233.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holgate Crescent 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 Crescent (S5 9LD) 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 Crescent (S5 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colley Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holgate Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holgate Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deerlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holgate Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holgate Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rokeby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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