Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 21.5 2/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwick Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 Westwick Road (S8 7BY) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwick Road (S8 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Edmund Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Reney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmund Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6054 —
Apr 2026Other theft Edmund Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6054 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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