Crime Rates at Blackdown Avenue, Waterthorpe, Sheffield, S20 7NG

Blackdown Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackdown Avenue (S20 7NG) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 255.6% higher than the Beighton average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 161.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Avenue (S20 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.