Devonshire Quarter
Middle areaSouth east Sheffield. 8,746 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Devonshire Quarter live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Devonshire Quarter
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Devonshire Quarter at a rate of 370.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 113.7 per 1,000 people across Sheffield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,149 |
| Other crime | 559 |
| Shoplifting | 525 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 408 |
| Theft from the person | 158 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 121 |
| Burglary | 97 |
| Drug offences | 93 |
| Vehicle crime | 69 |
| Robbery | 65 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Devonshire Quarter compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Devonshire Quarter safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Devonshire Quarter at a rate of 370.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 113.7 per 1,000 people across Sheffield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 344 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Devonshire Quarter.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,149), other crime (559) and shoplifting (525).
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.
Figures for the whole of Sheffield
These figures are published for the whole of Sheffield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sheffield and not Devonshire Quarter alone. See Sheffield
Devonshire Quarter in brief
The median price paid for a home in Devonshire Quarter was £120,000 in 2025.
Devonshire Quarter had 7,849 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Devonshire Quarter live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Devonshire Quarter, 74.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.