Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 2SP
How much crime is recorded in S12 2SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gleadless
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,976 (2024)
S12 2SPSheffield
How safe is S12 2SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 2SP area, more than double 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
70.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 2SPNational
Violence and sexual offences54.623.6
Burglary22.69.1
Criminal damage and arson14.84.7
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Public order7.94.6
Other crime5.21.5
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs3.52.4
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.