Total Crime Rate

265.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 265.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Reney Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reney Avenue (S8 7FR) in the last 12 months was 265.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reney Avenue (S8 7FR), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reney Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Reney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Edmund Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmund Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6054 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6054 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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