Crime Rates at Gervase Avenue, Sheffield, S8 7PB

Gervase Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 290th 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 Gervase Avenue (S8 7PB) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervase Avenue (S8 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Greenhill Parkway. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.