Crime Rates at Meadowhead Close, Sheffield, S8 7TX

Meadowhead Close area has the 57th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 830th 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 Meadowhead Close (S8 7TX) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowhead Close (S8 7TX), the main crime hotspot is near Gervase Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.