Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowedges Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowedges Road (S8 7JE) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ).

In the area around Lowedges Road (S8 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boland Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edmund Close (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowedges Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Edmund Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6054 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmund Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boland Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6054 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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