Total Crime Rate

214.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 214.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gervase Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 225th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gervase Avenue (S8 7PD) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervase Avenue (S8 7PD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gervase Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Toppham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toppham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gervase Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Toppham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Toppham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Toppham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gervase Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Toppham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toppham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toppham Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Toppham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowedges Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lowedges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lowedges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowedges Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toppham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gervase Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toppham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Toppham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toppham Way —
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Data Sources

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