Crime Rates at Selly Oak Grove, Sheffield, S8 8DW

Selly Oak Grove area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 401st highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selly Oak Grove (S8 8DW) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selly Oak Grove (S8 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Lingfoot Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.