Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbeydale Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in City , and the 523rd lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 1FD) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the City average (320.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Sark Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 25 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Witney Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marples Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chippinghouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miller Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Fieldhead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witney Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Glover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sitwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sitwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sitwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sitwell Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kiln Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Atkin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wolseley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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