Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 8BJ
How much crime is recorded in S5 8BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southey Green West
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,760 (2024)
S5 8BJSheffield
How safe is S5 8BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 8BJ 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
67.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
157
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 8BJNational
Violence and sexual offences55.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Shoplifting20.08.4
Criminal damage and arson17.34.7
Public order12.84.6
Burglary8.69.1
Other theft6.64.5
Drugs5.72.4
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Robbery2.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.