S12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheffield, Hackenthorpe and Frecheville, in Sheffield.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S12, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S12 at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 262 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (992), anti-social behaviour (546) and other crime (498).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S12 was 93.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in S12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S12 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield 045C | 1,236 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 052A | 1,430 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Sheffield 052B | 1,491 | 106.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 052C | 1,580 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 052D | 1,520 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| Sheffield 054B | 1,575 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.2% |
| Sheffield 054C | 1,343 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Sheffield 054D | 1,436 | 278.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.3% |
| Sheffield 056B | 1,488 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 061A | 1,376 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 061B | 1,200 | 304.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| Sheffield 062A | 1,335 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 062B | 1,583 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| Sheffield 062C | 1,680 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 062D | 1,382 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 076A | 1,432 | 180.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 076B | 1,598 | 84.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 076C | 1,513 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 076D | 1,572 | 81.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 076F | 2,303 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 076G | 1,329 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 076H | 1,385 | 161.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
MPs for S12
- Mr Clive BettsLabourMP for Sheffield South East60% of S12’s postcodes
- Louise HaighLabourMP for Sheffield Heeley37% of S12’s postcodes
- Louise Sandher-JonesLabourMP for North East Derbyshire2.6% of S12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S125
Postcode sectors in S124
Council1
Towns in S121
Postcode districts next to S127
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S12 in brief
S12 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Hackenthorpe and Frecheville, in Sheffield.
About 34,495 people lived in S12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £182,500 in 2025 across 421 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S12 was £182,500 in 2025.
S12 had 33,706 usual residents at the census.
In S12, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S12, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.