Crime Rates at Birchwood Gardens, Westfield, Sheffield, S20 8LR

Birchwood Gardens area has the 45th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 557th 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 Birchwood Gardens (S20 8LR) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Gardens (S20 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Centre, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shortbrook Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.