Crime Rates at Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7JL

Lowedges Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 425th 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 Lowedges Road (S8 7JL) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -82.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowedges Road (S8 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Boland Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.