Total Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholson Place area has the 39th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 284th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Nicholson Place (S8 9ST) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholson Place (S8 9ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholson Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholson Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Denson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushdale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Maxey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirebrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Local resolution

Data Sources

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