Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Toppham Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 479th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Toppham Way (S8 7NY) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Toppham Way (S8 7NY), the main crime hotspot is near Toppham Way. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Toppham Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowedges Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowedges Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lupton Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Andrew Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toppham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowedges Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowedges Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toppham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lupton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lupton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lupton Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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