Postcode district · Sheffield
Crime in S21
How much crime is recorded in S21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 26,163 (2024)
S21Postcode district · Sheffield
How safe is S21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in S21, 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
S21National
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary8.19.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.64.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.