Crime Rates at Handsworth Avenue, Sheffield, S9 4BW

Handsworth Avenue area has the 58th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 465th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handsworth Avenue (S9 4BW) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Avenue (S9 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Handsworth Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houstead Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.