Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowley Gardens area has the 48th highest crime rate of 159 local areas in Beighton , and the 572nd 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 Cowley Gardens (S20 8NP) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher than the Beighton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Gardens (S20 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Centre. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Centre
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Centre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challoner Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pedley Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlecliff Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order May Tree Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs May Tree Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson May Tree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Challoner Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkersall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkersall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkersall Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inkersall Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inkersall Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challoner Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inkersall Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shortbrook Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Challoner Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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