Crime Rates at The Lea, Waterthorpe, Sheffield, S20 7JE

The Lea area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 516th 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 The Lea (S20 7JE) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson 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 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lea (S20 7JE), the main crime hotspot is near Purbeck Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.