Total Crime Rate

227.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.9 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 227.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gervase Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 7PF) in the last 12 months was 227.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 145.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervase Avenue (S8 7PF), the main crime hotspot is near Toppham Way. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 48 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toppham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Atlantic Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Andrew Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Allenby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenhill Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenhill Parkway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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