Total Crime Rate

1570.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1570.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 444.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 385.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 240.2 10/10
  • Public order 196.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.3 10/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowhead area has the highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowhead (S8 7UP) in the last 12 months was 1570.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1099.5% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 472.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowhead (S8 7UP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowhead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Norton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunstone Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Robert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Norton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Park Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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