Crime Rates at Southey Place, Sheffield, S5 7LY

Southey Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Southey Place (S5 7LY) in the last 12 months was 406.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.4% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 88.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 208.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southey Place (S5 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southey Place (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.