Total Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashfurlong Drive area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 839th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfurlong Drive (S17 3NP) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashfurlong Drive (S17 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbeydale Park Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beauchief and Greenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abbeydale Park Rise | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brinkburn Vale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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