Crime Rates at Gervase Avenue, Sheffield, S8 7PA

Gervase Avenue area has the 50th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 643rd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gervase Avenue (S8 7PA) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervase Avenue (S8 7PA), the main crime hotspot is near Toppham Way. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.