Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Owlthorpe Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Owlthorpe Avenue (S20 5JS) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Owlthorpe Avenue (S20 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkgate Croft, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leebrook Place (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Owlthorpe Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkgate Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkgate Croft | — |
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