Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Abbeydale Road South area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 398th lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 Abbeydale Road South (S17 3LG) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Road South (S17 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West View Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeydale Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Trees Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brinkburn Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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