Total Crime Rate

129.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowden Wood Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 467th highest crime rate of 1,705 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 Bowden Wood Road (S9 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Wood Road (S9 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Littledale Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowden Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Parkway Services Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bowden Wood Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Wood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goore Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Littledale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Littledale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Parkway Services —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheffield Parkway Services Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bowden Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Wood Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littledale Road —
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Data Sources

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