Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S12 4RD
How much crime is recorded in S12 4RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
S12 4RDSheffield
How safe is S12 4RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S12 4RD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
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 4RDNational
Shoplifting49.48.4
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Other theft16.44.5
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary9.29.1
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
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.