Crime Rates at Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 2BJ

Abbeydale Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 1,705 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 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Road (S7 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crummock Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.