Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S6 4AY
How much crime is recorded in S6 4AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wadsley & Marlcliffe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,493 (2024)
How safe is S6 4AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S6 4AY 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
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 4AYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary4.09.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.