Total Crime Rate
123.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horninglow Close area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horninglow Close (S5 6SH) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Burngreave average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horninglow Close (S5 6SH), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Hall Way. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sheffield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mortlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tideswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tidewell Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mortlake Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mortlake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortlake Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longley Hall Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longley Hall Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tideswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calder Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Horninglow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horninglow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horninglow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horninglow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horninglow Close | — |
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