Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westland Gardens area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 614th 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 Westland Gardens (S20 8ES) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westland Gardens (S20 8ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pedley Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Tree Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westland Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pedley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redfern Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redfern Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Redfern Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Glade Under investigation

Data Sources

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