Total Crime Rate

610.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 610.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.0 10/10
  • Drugs 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Robbery 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
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

Cossey Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 30th 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 Cossey Road (S4 7PY) in the last 12 months was 610.3 per 1,000 residents and was 232.4% higher than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 267.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cossey Road (S4 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near Buckenham Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cossey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ellesmere Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earldom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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