Total Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 156.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowman Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Birley , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowman Drive (S12 3LF) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Birley average (95.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowman Drive (S12 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Leighton Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowman Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosser Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leighton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Luna Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosser Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luna Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luna Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kew Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kew Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herdings View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rosser Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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