Total Crime Rate

342.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 342.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Brook Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 99th 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 Abbey Brook Close (S8 7UQ) in the last 12 months was 342.6 per 1,000 residents and was 161.6% 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 Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Brook Close (S8 7UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Brook Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Brook Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Brook Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbord Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sharpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Strelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Strelley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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