Crime Rates at Farnley Avenue, Sheffield, S6 1JP

Farnley Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 745th 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 Farnley Avenue (S6 1JP) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnley Avenue (S6 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilner Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.