Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Lingfoot Walk area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 457th highest 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 Lingfoot Walk (S8 8DH) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfoot Walk (S8 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Lingfoot Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfoot Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazlebarrow Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dyche Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazlebarrow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selly Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyche Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lingfoot Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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