Total Crime Rate
424.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sewell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Sewell Road (S20 4GQ) in the last 12 months was 424.8 per 1,000 residents and was 315.3% higher than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sewell Road (S20 4GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxclose Park Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wasdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sewell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxclose Park Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxclose Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oxclose Park Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxclose Park Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxclose Park Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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