Total Crime Rate

155.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 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 155.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Nowill Place area has the 46th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nowill Place (S8 9WB) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nowill Place (S8 9WB), the main crime hotspot is near Sark Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nowill Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushdale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirebrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maxey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nicholson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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