S4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheffield, Grimesthorpe and Burngreave, 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 S4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S4, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S4 at a rate of 146.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 206 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (833), other crime (426) and anti-social behaviour (406).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S4 was 139.4 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 S4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S4 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield 014F | 1,989 | 88.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 020A | 1,599 | 98.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Sheffield 020B | 1,802 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 020C | 2,216 | 164.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 022A | 1,894 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 022E | 1,818 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Sheffield 022I | 3,353 | 201.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
MPs for S4
- Gill FurnissLabourMP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough89% of S4’s postcodes
- Mr Clive BettsLabourMP for Sheffield South East8.7% of S4’s postcodes
- Abtisam MohamedLabourMP for Sheffield Central2.7% of S4’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 S41
Postcode sectors in S42
Council1
Towns in S41
Postcode districts next to S46
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S4 in brief
S4 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Grimesthorpe and Burngreave, in Sheffield.
About 15,859 people lived in S4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £105,500 in 2025 across 70 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 146.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S4 was £105,500 in 2025.
S4 had 14,977 usual residents at the census.
In S4, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S4, 9.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.