Total Crime Rate
165.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakworth Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 335th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Oakworth Close (S20 4SA) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakworth Close (S20 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Halfway Gardens. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ralston Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunedin Glen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheffield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halfway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halfway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knowle Top | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowle Top | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halfway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantin Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Halfway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Halfway Gardens | Offender given a caution |
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