Woodhouse West
Middle areaSouth east Sheffield. 6,097 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Woodhouse West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Woodhouse West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodhouse West at a rate of 183.9 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 | 397 |
| Shoplifting | 192 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 170 |
| Other crime | 152 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 95 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Woodhouse West compares
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Is Woodhouse West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodhouse West at a rate of 183.9 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, 110 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woodhouse West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (397), shoplifting (192) and anti-social behaviour (170).
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 Woodhouse West alone. See Sheffield
Woodhouse West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Woodhouse West was £165,000 in 2025.
Woodhouse West had 5,823 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Woodhouse West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Woodhouse West, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.