Crime Rates at Hunstone Avenue, Sheffield, S8 8GE

Hunstone Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Hunstone Avenue (S8 8GE) in the last 12 months was 1570.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1099.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 472.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunstone Avenue (S8 8GE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.