Crime Rates at Moonshine Lane, Sheffield, S5 8RG

Moonshine Lane area has the 54th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 496th 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 8RG) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moonshine Lane (S5 8RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 86 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.