Total Crime Rate

1385.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

468.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1385.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 468.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 358.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 338.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 303.2 10/10
  • Public order 126.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.2 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 23.6 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • 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

Hunstone Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 8th 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 Hunstone Avenue (S8 8GE) in the last 12 months was 1385.8 per 1,000 residents and was 999.1% 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 Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 468.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunstone Avenue (S8 8GE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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