Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 2DB
How much crime is recorded in S12 2DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
S12 2DBSheffield
How safe is S12 2DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 2DB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
S12 2DBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary9.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.