Total Crime Rate
989.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moorthorpe Way area has the highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 14th 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 Moorthorpe Way (S20 6PB) in the last 12 months was 989.2 per 1,000 residents and was 867.3% 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 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 237.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorthorpe Way (S20 6PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edenthorpe Dell, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edenthorpe Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edenthorpe Dell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoneacre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoneacre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edenthorpe Dell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lundwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edenthorpe Grove | — |
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