Crime Rates at Norton Park Avenue, Sheffield, S8 8GL

Norton Park Avenue area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 358th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Park Avenue (S8 8GL) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Park Avenue (S8 8GL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.