Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 4ER
How much crime is recorded in S12 4ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,380 (2024)
S12 4ERSheffield
How safe is S12 4ER
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 4ER area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 4ERNational
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft7.54.5
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Public order5.24.6
Other crime2.81.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.