Total Crime Rate

152.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norton Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Birley , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Avenue (S8 8BB) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Birley average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Avenue (S8 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raeburn Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raeburn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raeburn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raeburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raeburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lightwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandby Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandby Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Sandby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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