Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 2LR
How much crime is recorded in S12 2LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Herdings & Gleadless Valley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
S12 2LRSheffield
How safe is S12 2LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 2LR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 2LRNational
Violence and sexual offences46.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Burglary9.89.1
Public order7.04.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.