Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S6 2WP
How much crime is recorded in S6 2WP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walkley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,492 (2024)
S6 2WPSheffield
How safe is S6 2WP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S6 2WP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2WPNational
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary7.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.84.6
Robbery1.31.4
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.