Total Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson Mandela Walk area has the 71st highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 606th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Mandela Walk (S2 1DU) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Darnall average (180.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Mandela Walk (S2 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheffield Parkway Services, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawlands Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Angleton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheffield Parkway Services | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlands Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vikinglea Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Noehill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prince Of Wales Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Normancroft Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxonlea Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vikinglea Glade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vikinglea Glade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sheffield Parkway Services | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlands Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxonlea Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vikinglea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlebeck Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Angleton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlebeck Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Angleton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sheffield Parkway Services | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vikinglea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vikinglea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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