Crime Rates at Cypress Avenue, Sheffield, S8 8BN

Cypress Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 211th 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 Cypress Avenue (S8 8BN) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cypress Avenue (S8 8BN), the main crime hotspot is near Cypress Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.