Crime Rates at Moonshine Lane, Sheffield, S5 8RF

Moonshine Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moonshine Lane (S5 8RF) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moonshine Lane (S5 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southey Place (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.