Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 8EA
How much crime is recorded in S5 8EA, 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
- 1,749 (2024)
S5 8EASheffield
How safe is S5 8EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 8EA area, 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
51.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 8EANational
Violence and sexual offences42.123.6
Criminal damage and arson18.44.7
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary15.69.1
Public order8.64.6
Other crime4.01.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
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.