Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S6 5BY
How much crime is recorded in S6 5BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Stannington
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,539 (2024)
S6 5BYSheffield
How safe is S6 5BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S6 5BY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 5BYNational
Violence and sexual offences51.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Burglary10.99.1
Public order10.74.6
Other theft8.64.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.