Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moonshine Way area has the 35th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Burngreave , and the 301st 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 Moonshine Way (S5 8RU) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Burngreave average (179.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moonshine Way (S5 8RU), the main crime hotspot is near Barrie Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moonshine Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Raisen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Southey Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Morgan Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Longley Avenue West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crumpsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crumpsall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raisen Hall Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raisen Hall Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Morgan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raisen Hall Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raisen Hall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Raisen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raisen Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Southey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barrie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrie Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Barrie Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barrie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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