Total Crime Rate
66.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Crescent area has the 74th lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 828th 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 Elm Crescent (S20 5AS) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Crescent (S20 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mosborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Admiral Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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