Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S5 8RF
How much crime is recorded in S5 8RF, 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
- 1,758 (2024)
S5 8RFSheffield
How safe is S5 8RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S5 8RF 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
64.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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 8RFNational
Violence and sexual offences47.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.110.7
Criminal damage and arson13.84.7
Public order12.64.6
Burglary12.39.1
Other crime8.21.5
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Shoplifting6.58.4
Other theft5.24.5
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery2.21.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.