Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S20 7LL
How much crime is recorded in S20 7LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westfield & Waterthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,222 (2024)
How safe is S20 7LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S20 7LL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S20 7LLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other theft0.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.