Total Crime Rate
94.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holgate 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Adlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margetson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adlington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adlington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Adlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milnrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milnrow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buchanan Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Margetson Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margetson Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milnrow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deerlands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerlands Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerlands Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerlands Close | — |
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