Crime Rates at Bowness Road, Sheffield, S6 2PQ

Bowness Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Crookes and Crosspool , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowness Road (S6 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Crookes and Crosspool average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Road (S6 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near River Terrace. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.