Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S26 2AF
How much crime is recorded in S26 2AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swallownest & Wales
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,233 (2024)
S26 2AFSheffield
How safe is S26 2AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S26 2AF area, 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
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
S26 2AFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.