Total Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 154.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 47th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 1FH) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 1FH), 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 (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wostenholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippinghouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippinghouse Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippinghouse Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Witney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Witney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marples Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sitwell Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sitwell Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sitwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sitwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steade Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookefield Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horner Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Road —
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Data Sources

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