Postcode district · Sheffield
Crime in S98
How much crime is recorded in S98, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 5,371 (2024)
S98Postcode district · Sheffield
How safe is S98
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in S98, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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).
S98National
Burglary42.99.1
Shoplifting28.58.4
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour22.310.7
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Public order8.84.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs4.42.4
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.