Crime Rates at Gervase Avenue, Sheffield, S8 7PJ

Gervase Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 529th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gervase Avenue (S8 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gervase Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.