Crime Rates at Bowfield Road, Sheffield, S5 6LN

Bowfield Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 443rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Bowfield Road (S5 6LN) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Burngreave average (179.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowfield Road (S5 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Etwall Way. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.