Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S7 2AY
How much crime is recorded in S7 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nether Edge
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
S7 2AYSheffield
How safe is S7 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S7 2AY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
S7 2AYNational
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Burglary3.29.1
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.