Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S8 9BX
How much crime is recorded in S8 9BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meersbrook
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
S8 9BXSheffield
How safe is S8 9BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S8 9BX 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9BXNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Public order3.34.6
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.