Crime Rates at Holgate Avenue, Sheffield, S5 9LN

Holgate Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 568th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holgate Avenue (S5 9LN) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holgate Avenue (S5 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milnrow Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holgate Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.