Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 21.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Angerford Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gleadless Valley , and the 266th 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 Angerford Avenue (S8 9BG) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Gleadless Valley average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Angerford Avenue (S8 9BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norton Lees Close, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brindley Crescent (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Angerford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crawford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Lees Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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