Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Morton Gardens area has the 67th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 728th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morton Gardens (S20 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Gardens (S20 8GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxclose Park Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxclose Park Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxclose Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxclose Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxclose Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxclose Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sewell Road —
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Data Sources

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