Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S26 4SN
How much crime is recorded in S26 4SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swallownest & Wales
- Council
- Rotherham
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,205 (2024)
S26 4SNSheffield
How safe is S26 4SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S26 4SN area, 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
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 4SNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Public order4.64.6
Shoplifting4.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.