Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nether Ley Court area has the 40th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 679th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nether Ley Court (S35 1AF) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the East Ecclesfield average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nether Ley Court (S35 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Ecclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenhead Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorwoods Lane | Under investigation |
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