Postcode district · Sheffield
Crime in S6
How much crime is recorded in S6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 78,657 (2024)
S6Postcode district · Sheffield
How safe is S6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in S6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
S6National
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Shoplifting6.08.4
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.