Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 649th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 9LP) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holgate Avenue (S5 9LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buchanan Crescent, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buchanan Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holgate Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margetson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adlington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adlington Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milnrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milnrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Margetson Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margetson Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Holgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milnrow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Deerlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerlands Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerlands Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerlands Close

Data Sources

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