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 8GG) 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 8GG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burngreave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lady'S Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verdon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castlegate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Bank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | North Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chatham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| 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 | 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 |
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