The 18 safest parts of Sheffield based on reports of violent crime unveiled
Sheffield authorities have published official crime statistics identifying the city's 18 safest neighbourhoods based on reported violent crime and sexual offences. The analysis encompasses 70 administrative divisions across the city and covers a twelve-month period from March 2025 through February 2026, with rates calculated per 1,000 residents to enable meaningful comparisons across areas of varying population sizes. Broomhall, Meersbrook, and Wadsley & Marlcliffe were among the top-ranked safest locations, each recording incident totals between 95 and 140 cases during the measurement period.
The data derives from Police UK records and tracks incidents in the locations where they occurred. Importantly, the figures encompass both violent offences and sexual offences but deliberately exclude robbery statistics. Officials stress that these rankings reflect reported incidents rather than measuring total crime occurrence, and acknowledge that the numbers represent formal reports made to authorities within each geographical area during the specified timeframe.
- Sheffield releases safety rankings for its 70 neighbourhoods based on violent crime and sexual offence reports from the past year
- Data covers March 2025 to February 2026 with incident rates standardised per 1,000 residents for fair comparison
- Broomhall, Meersbrook, and Wadsley & Marlcliffe rank among the safest areas; robbery statistics are excluded from the figures