Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S20 7LU
How much crime is recorded in S20 7LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westfield & Waterthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,176 (2024)
S20 7LUSheffield
How safe is S20 7LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S20 7LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 7LUNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.