Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.3 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 312.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bowshaw View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowshaw View (S8 8FD) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 147.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 208.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowshaw View (S8 8FD), the main crime hotspot is near Chesterfield Road South. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowshaw View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road South
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinacre Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowshaw View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowshaw View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinacre Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chesterfield Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bowshaw View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chesterfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batemoor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batemoor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Batemoor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chesterfield Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road South
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowshaw View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinacre Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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