Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 8NB
How much crime is recorded in S5 8NB, 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
- 1,744 (2024)
S5 8NBSheffield
How safe is S5 8NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 8NB area, well above 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
57.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 8NBNational
Violence and sexual offences47.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Criminal damage and arson16.04.7
Burglary11.49.1
Public order11.14.6
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Robbery2.31.4
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.