Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 2LY
How much crime is recorded in S12 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Intake
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
S12 2LYSheffield
How safe is S12 2LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 2LY area, broadly in line with 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
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.