Crime Rates at Beckton Avenue, Waterthorpe, Sheffield, S20 7NA

Beckton Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Beckton Avenue (S20 7NA) in the last 12 months was 806.2 per 1,000 residents and was 664.6% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckton Avenue (S20 7NA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.