Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 3AP
How much crime is recorded in S12 3AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
S12 3APSheffield
How safe is S12 3AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 3AP 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 3APNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Burglary7.79.1
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft3.04.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.