Total Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westwick Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westwick Road (S8 7BU) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westwick Road (S8 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reney Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allenby Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allenby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cockshutt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshutt Drive | Under investigation |
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