Postcode district · Sheffield
Crime in S3
How much crime is recorded in S3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 52,168 (2024)
S3Postcode district · Sheffield
How safe is S3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in S3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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).
S3National
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Burglary26.29.1
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Shoplifting18.98.4
Public order10.94.6
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Drugs4.92.4
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery2.41.4
Theft from the person2.32.1
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.