Total Crime Rate
582.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nursery Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Street (S3 8GF) in the last 12 months was 582.4 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Street (S3 8GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 389 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burngreave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Waingate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Joiner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Angel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Angel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Angel Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Angel Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lady'S Bridge | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waingate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lady'S Bridge | — |
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