Total Crime Rate
171.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Ecgbert Road 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 King Ecgbert Road (S17 3QQ) 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 King Ecgbert Road (S17 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonecroft Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durvale Court (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Marstone Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mountford Croft | Under investigation |
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