Crime Rates at Cowper Crescent, Sheffield, S6 1AU

Cowper Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Crescent (S6 1AU) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Crescent (S6 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Halifax Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.