Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S8 9HD
How much crime is recorded in S8 9HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meersbrook
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,455 (2024)
S8 9HDSheffield
How safe is S8 9HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S8 9HD 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
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 9HDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order1.34.6
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.42.4
Other theft0.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 66% 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.