Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 94.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldfield Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Stannington , and the 330th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldfield Avenue (S6 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 196.0% higher than the Stannington average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Avenue (S6 6DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Park Hill. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Park Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Park Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Park Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Park Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Park Head Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Park Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Park Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Park Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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