Total Crime Rate
140.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbeydale Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 417th 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 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 1FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyburn Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joshua Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gatefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadfield Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leyburn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookefield Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Empire Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alcester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadfield Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joshua Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Joshua Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joshua Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gatefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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