Total Crime Rate
215.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Owen Close 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 Owen Close (S6 1AS) 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 Owen Close (S6 1AS), the main crime hotspot is near Carrill Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cowper Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carrill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carrill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grimsell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grimsell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Owen Close | Under investigation |
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