Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Mandela Walk area has the 54th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 430th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Mandela Walk (S2 1DU) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Mandela Walk (S2 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Of Wales Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Mandela Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Noehill Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Normancroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Of Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vikinglea Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alison Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Alison Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vikinglea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxonlea Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prince Of Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxonlea Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxonlea Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheffield Parkway Services Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Parkway Services Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normancroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Normancroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normancroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castlebeck Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angleton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bowden Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Parkway Services —
Sep 2025Drugs Noehill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Noehill Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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