Postcode sector · Sheffield
Crime in S21 5
How much crime is recorded in S21 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 3,630 (2024)
S21 5Postcode sector · Sheffield
How safe is S21 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in S21 5, 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
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
S21 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order7.04.6
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.