Crime Rates at Herdings View, Sheffield, S12 2LE

Herdings View area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herdings View (S12 2LE) in the last 12 months was 1711.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1685.5% higher than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 303 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 198.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 239.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herdings View (S12 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.