Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westfield Southway area has the 79th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 840th highest 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 Westfield Southway (S20 8EB) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Southway (S20 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Halfway Gardens. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Southway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowle Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantin Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pedley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halfway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfway Gardens Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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