Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Meadowhead Avenue area has the 69th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 665th 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 Meadowhead Avenue (S8 7RT) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowhead Avenue (S8 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Robert Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowhead Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Head Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Ashmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road
Apr 2026Public order Greenhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chancet Wood Road

Data Sources

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