Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 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 27.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 Crescent 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 Crescent (S8 7DL) 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 Crescent (S8 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Reney Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwick Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Reney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cockshutt Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockshutt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reney Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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