S98
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Brightside, 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 S98 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in S98 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How S98 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S98 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S98 at a rate of 2,620.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S98.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (488), violence and sexual offences (172) and anti-social behaviour (126).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S98 was 2,123.5 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.
MPs for S98
- Mr Clive BettsLabourMP for Sheffield South East99% of S98’s postcodes
- Abtisam MohamedLabourMP for Sheffield Central0.5% of S98’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.
Postcode sectors in S982
Council1
Postcode districts next to S984
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S98 in brief
S98 is a postcode district covering Brightside, in Sheffield.
About 421 people lived in S98 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 2,620.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
S98 had 393 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S98 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S98, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
69.1% of residents in S98 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.