Total Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 110.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 25th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 324th 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 Abbeydale Road South (S17 3LN) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Road South (S17 3LN), 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbeydale Park Rise Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brinkburn Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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