Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount View Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount View Road (S8 8PH) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount View Road (S8 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norton Lees Close, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shibden Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount View Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haysden Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Lees Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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