Crime Rates at Hawthorn Avenue, Waterthorpe, Sheffield, S20 7HQ

Hawthorn Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 483rd 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 Hawthorn Avenue (S20 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Beighton average (105.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Avenue (S20 7HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorpe Green, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowcroft Glade (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.