Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 4QL
How much crime is recorded in S12 4QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
S12 4QLSheffield
How safe is S12 4QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 4QL 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 4QLNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.14.6
Burglary3.79.1
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.