Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S8 0PG
How much crime is recorded in S8 0PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meersbrook
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
S8 0PGSheffield
How safe is S8 0PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S8 0PG 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
S8 0PGNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.11.5
Public order1.14.6
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.