Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount View Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 1,705 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 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Beauchief and Greenhill average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% 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 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beauchief and Greenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haysden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norton Lees Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haysden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haysden Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Meadows | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Ives Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cobnar Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norton Lees Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norton Lees Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norton Lees Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norton Lees Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norton Lees Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shibden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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