Crime Rates at Lingfoot Crescent, Sheffield, S8 8DB

Lingfoot Crescent area has the 41st highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 617th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfoot Crescent (S8 8DB) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfoot Crescent (S8 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near White Thorns View. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.