Total Crime Rate

567.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 567.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 410.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.8 10/10
  • Public order 83.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Prestwood Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prestwood Gardens (S35 1WP) in the last 12 months was 567.7 per 1,000 residents and was 593.8% higher than the East Ecclesfield average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 622.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestwood Gardens (S35 1WP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prestwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
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Data Sources

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