Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 4LS
How much crime is recorded in S12 4LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackenthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
S12 4LSSheffield
How safe is S12 4LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 4LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 4LSNational
Burglary9.29.1
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.14.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.