Postcode district · Sheffield
Crime in S8
How much crime is recorded in S8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 67,196 (2024)
S8Postcode district · Sheffield
How safe is S8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in S8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
S8National
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary10.49.1
Shoplifting9.28.4
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.