Total Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harwood Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 124th 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 Harwood Gardens (S20 7LE) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Gardens (S20 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near May Tree Lane. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochre Dike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pedley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ochre Dike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clayton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order May Tree Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saddler Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs May Tree Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson May Tree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlecliff Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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