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Crime in S20 8

How much crime is recorded in S20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
13,451 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S20 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in S20 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

S20 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Shoplifting15.58.4
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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