Crime Rates at Rydalhurst Avenue, Sheffield, S6 4BG

Rydalhurst Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Hillsborough , and the 471st lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rydalhurst Avenue (S6 4BG) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Hillsborough average (102.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydalhurst Avenue (S6 4BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dykewood Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ben Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.