It borders Broomhill to the south, Walkley and Upperthorpe to the east and open countryside around the River Rivelin to the north.

Sidney Addy reports the find in his 1888 book on the Sheffield area[5] citing: "On Easter Sunday [1887] Mr. Herbert T. Watkinson, of Summer Street, was walking in Cocked Hat Lane, (later to become Tinker Lane) near the Bole Hills, at Crookes, when he noticed in the side of an excavation that had been made for the foundations of some new houses what looked like a drain pipe.

We are glad to hear that this curious relic of our ancient British ancestors will be exhibited in the Weston Park Museum."

[6] There have been several other archaeological finds in Crookes, including a Bronze Age arrowhead, a Roman coin and a prehistoric flint flake found in a front garden.

Another major road through the suburb is Commonside, located in the Crookesmoor part of the area, which is home to its own set of shops.

Indie pop band The Crookes are University of Sheffield alumni and named themselves after the suburb, their founding members Daniel Hopewell and Alex Saunders having lived in the area during their time as students there[9] although ironically their members were later "priced out" of living in Crookes and relocated to the less expensive London Road area.

Famous people from Crookes include singers Joe Cocker[12] and Paul Carrack,[13] Def Leppard members Joe Elliot and Rick Savage,[citation needed] as well as former Def Leppard member, and current resident Pete Willis, and television presenter Charlie Webster.