Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 4LR
How much crime is recorded in S12 4LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackenthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,173 (2024)
S12 4LRSheffield
How safe is S12 4LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 4LR 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
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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 4LRNational
Shoplifting37.88.4
Anti-social behaviour26.610.7
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary15.89.1
Public order14.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.