Crime Rates at Sandy Acres Drive, Waterthorpe, Sheffield, S20 7LS

Sandy Acres Drive area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 600th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Sandy Acres Drive (S20 7LS) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Acres Drive (S20 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challoner Green, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inkersall Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.