Sheffield

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Sheffield.

Population: 589,214
People in Employment: 233,915 (64.7%)
People Inactive: 109,695 (30.4%)
People Unemployed: 17,820 (4.9%)
Number Of Jobs: 160k
Median Salary: £25,965
Mean Salary: £29,920

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Sheffield. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Sheffield for 2024

Sheffields most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 23,842 crimes and in 2022 there were 23,880 crimes. Which is an decrease of 38 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	23,842	1,795	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	11,009	841	Getting Better
Public order	7,253	491	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	6,750	479	Getting Better
Shoplifting	5,168	460	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	5,795	412	Getting Better
Burglary	4,709	381	Getting Better
Other theft	4,947	363	Getting Better
Drugs	2,078	187	Getting Better
Other crime	1,725	131	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	869	62	Getting Better
Theft from the person	719	61	Getting Better
Robbery	794	57	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	504	36	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Sheffield

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

City has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Sheffield, with 8399 crimes and 246 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Woodhouse has 247 crimes and 71 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
City	845	33
Woodhouse	519	29
Burngreave	419	14
Darnall	395	17
Manor Castle	346	14
Firth Park	323	14
Southey	245	12
Hillsborough	244	12
Gleadless Valley	225	11
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale	216	9
Nether Edge and Sharrow	213	9
Park and Arbourthorne	212	11
Shiregreen and Brightside	212	10
Walkley	203	7
Beauchief and Greenhill	173	9
Beighton	169	9
Richmond	153	8
East Ecclesfield	143	8
Stocksbridge and Upper Don	141	8
Birley	141	8
Graves Park	138	8
Mosborough	132	8
Stannington	113	6
Dore and Totley	92	5
West Ecclesfield	84	5
Ecclesall	83	4
Crookes and Crosspool	81	4
Fulwood	47	2

Crime map for Sheffield

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Sheffield

The average property price in Sheffield is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£386,041.95	£238,801.71	£187,635.73	£135,438.47
2022	£370,238.96	£229,308.82	£180,855.11	£129,104.30
2021	£335,689.60	£207,956.64	£165,291.83	£123,120.82
2020	£297,280.02	£185,872.39	£147,667.00	£113,325.08
2019	£287,836.80	£179,867.93	£142,800.02	£113,108.42
2018	£280,951.56	£175,012.01	£139,500.03	£112,230.09
2017	£266,207.08	£165,053.92	£132,225.08	£108,521.12
2016	£255,089.60	£158,645.04	£127,610.50	£102,929.44
2015	£244,872.54	£152,367.39	£123,060.76	£99,288.92
2014	£231,774.08	£144,482.50	£117,256.38	£94,726.81
2013	£218,460.64	£135,259.67	£110,065.97	£89,419.14
2012	£215,759.90	£133,782.06	£108,948.31	£89,666.70
2011	£213,589.05	£131,024.46	£106,281.59	£88,741.53
2010	£219,337.12	£135,981.63	£110,874.12	£92,407.40

Property prices over time for Sheffield

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Sheffield

The median salary in Sheffield is £25,965 and the mean salary in Sheffield is £29,920.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 160k
Median Salary: £25,965
Annual Percentage Change: 3.9%
Mean Salary: £29,920

Salary comparison between Sheffield and Yorkshire

See how Sheffield compares to the rest of Yorkshire. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Yorkshire is £28,639 in Leeds and the lowest median salary is £23,350 in Kingston upon Hull UA. Sheffield ranks 5 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Leeds	257k	£28,639	8.9%	£34,015	12.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire UA	120k	£28,067	10.4%	£31,118	7.8%
York UA	73k	£27,507	13.5%	£32,222	4.7%
Kirklees	133k	£26,420	14.7%	£29,308	11.7%
Calderdale	72k	£26,136	10.9%	£29,763	10.0%
Doncaster	88k	£25,356	1.9%	£30,401	9.6%
Bradford	147k	£25,299	6.8%	£29,812	8.8%
North Lincolnshire UA	56k	£25,253	5.3%	£29,829	4.6%
Barnsley	76k	£24,835	7.9%	£27,967	2.1%
Wakefield	119k	£24,825	6.1%	£28,743	4.6%
North East Lincolnshire UA	45k	£24,811	8.3%	£28,683	4.8%
Rotherham	84k	£24,246	11.2%	£27,853	11.0%
Kingston upon Hull UA	95k	£23,350	5.4%	£24,271	4.1%