Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbeyfield Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 841st lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbeyfield Road (S4 7AY) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbeyfield Road (S4 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Firshill Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burngreave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Devon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firshill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Firshill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Firshill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holtwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holtwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Passhouses Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Passhouses Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Passhouses Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Passhouses Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Passhouses Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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