Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S8 0SL
How much crime is recorded in S8 0SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodseats
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
S8 0SLSheffield
How safe is S8 0SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S8 0SL 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 0SLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary8.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.