Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 35th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 516th 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 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coverdale Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ulverston Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeydale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plymouth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swaledale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lynmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale Road
Apr 2026Other theft Woodseats Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodseats Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crummock Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodseats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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