Crime Rates at Cowper Avenue, Sheffield, S6 1AG

Cowper Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Firth Park , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,697 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 Cowper Avenue (S6 1AG) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% higher than the Firth Park average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Avenue (S6 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Halifax Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.