Postcode area · Sheffield
Crime in S
How much crime is recorded in S, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 1,468,333 (2024)
SPostcode area · Sheffield
How safe is S
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in S, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
SNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary11.29.1
Shoplifting10.08.4
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.