Crime Rates at Lowedges, Sheffield, S8 8LW

Lowedges area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 1,697 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 (S8 8LW) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowedges (S8 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chesterfield Road South, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowedges Place (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.