Crime Rates at Lingfoot Avenue, Sheffield, S8 8DE

Lingfoot Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 603rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Lingfoot Avenue (S8 8DE) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfoot Avenue (S8 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyche Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingfoot Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.