Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S6 3AF
How much crime is recorded in S6 3AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cathedral & Kelham
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,601 (2024)
How safe is S6 3AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S6 3AF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 3AFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Burglary19.19.1
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.54.5
Drugs5.02.4
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.