Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westwick Crescent area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 355th 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 7DN) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Westwick Crescent (S8 7DN), 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.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Reney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Reney Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Reney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edmund Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edmund Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B6054 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B6054 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reney Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Reney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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