Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S6 2BD
How much crime is recorded in S6 2BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
S6 2BDSheffield
How safe is S6 2BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S6 2BD 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
45.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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).
S6 2BDNational
Anti-social behaviour34.510.7
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Burglary17.99.1
Public order13.74.6
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Shoplifting8.98.4
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Other theft8.44.5
Robbery3.41.4
Drugs2.52.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.