Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S6 2WS
How much crime is recorded in S6 2WS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walkley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
S6 2WSSheffield
How safe is S6 2WS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S6 2WS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2WSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order5.14.6
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.