Postcode district · Sheffield
Crime in S5
How much crime is recorded in S5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 88,450 (2024)
S5Postcode district · Sheffield
How safe is S5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in S5, 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
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).
S5National
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Burglary12.59.1
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Public order7.04.6
Shoplifting5.38.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.