Total Crime Rate

210.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 210.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholson Place area has the 35th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 237th 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 Nicholson Place (S8 9ST) in the last 12 months was 210.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% 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 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholson Place (20 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturge Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Myrtle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Carrfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anns Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farish Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farish Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Gerard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shirebrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shirebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rushdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denson Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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