Crime Rates at Meadowhead, Sheffield, S8 7UH

Meadowhead area has the 60th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 810th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowhead (S8 7UH) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowhead (S8 7UH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.