Highfield & Lowfield
Middle areaSouth east Sheffield. 16,057 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Highfield & Lowfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Highfield & Lowfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highfield & Lowfield at a rate of 122.8 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 | 534 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 433 |
| Other crime | 383 |
| Vehicle crime | 152 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 133 |
| Shoplifting | 95 |
| Drug offences | 94 |
| Burglary | 85 |
| Robbery | 34 |
| Theft from the person | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Highfield & Lowfield compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Highfield & Lowfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highfield & Lowfield at a rate of 122.8 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, 197 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highfield & Lowfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (534), anti-social behaviour (433) and other crime (383).
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 Highfield & Lowfield alone. See Sheffield
Highfield & Lowfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Highfield & Lowfield was £203,750 in 2025.
Highfield & Lowfield had 12,869 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Highfield & Lowfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Highfield & Lowfield, 86.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.