Postcode district · Sheffield
Crime in S17
How much crime is recorded in S17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 21,869 (2024)
S17Postcode district · Sheffield
How safe is S17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in S17, 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
S17National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Shoplifting5.78.4
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.