Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 7DB
How much crime is recorded in S5 7DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southey Green East
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,825 (2024)
S5 7DBSheffield
How safe is S5 7DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 7DB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 7DBNational
Violence and sexual offences57.923.6
Burglary19.79.1
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Public order10.14.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other theft2.94.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.