Total Crime Rate
211.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Owen Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 211.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 136.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Owen Close (S6 1AS), the main crime hotspot is near Carrill Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Firth Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Owen Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilcox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owen Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wilcox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilcox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Owen Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilcox Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Road | Under investigation |
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