Total Crime Rate
262.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maugerhay area has the 12th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 163rd 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 Maugerhay (S8 8JP) in the last 12 months was 262.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 187.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maugerhay (S8 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Cypress Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beauchief and Greenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matthews Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cinderhill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Henley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Avenue | Under investigation |
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