Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Ashdown Gardens area has the 51st highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 578th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Ashdown Gardens (S20 2GR) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Gardens (S20 2GR), the main crime hotspot is near Ashdown Gardens. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartland Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Farm Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Copper Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartland Court

Data Sources

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