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Crime in S6 5

How much crime is recorded in S6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
26,156 (2024)
Crime

How safe is S6 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in S6 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

S6 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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