Total Crime Rate

306.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbeydale Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,697 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 (S7 1FA) in the last 12 months was 306.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 139.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 1FA), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeydale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Guernsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippinghouse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horner Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippinghouse Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Asline Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippinghouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marples Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodhead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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