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Crime in S17 3

How much crime is recorded in S17 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
14,244 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S17 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in S17 3, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

S17 3National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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