Total Crime Rate

434.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 434.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Abney Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abney Close (S14 1PA) in the last 12 months was 434.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 275.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abney Close (S14 1PA), the main crime hotspot is near Derby Terrace. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grindlow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grindlow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallyburton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallyburton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hallyburton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Edwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abney Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jeffery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fitzroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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