Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 6DF
How much crime is recorded in S5 6DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brightside & Wincobank
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,787 (2024)
S5 6DFSheffield
How safe is S5 6DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 6DF area, below 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
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
S5 6DFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Drugs3.92.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other crime3.61.5
Public order3.14.6
Burglary2.59.1
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other theft1.44.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.