Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 8LL
How much crime is recorded in S5 8LL, 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
- 1,441 (2024)
S5 8LLSheffield
How safe is S5 8LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 8LL 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
80.1
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 8LLNational
Violence and sexual offences69.223.6
Criminal damage and arson26.24.7
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Public order8.94.6
Drugs7.62.4
Burglary7.29.1
Other crime5.61.5
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.