Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 30.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Avenue area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 147 local areas in Beauchief and Greenhill , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount View Avenue (S8 8PN) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount View Avenue (S8 8PN), 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 Brindley Crescent (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount View Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haysden Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norton Lees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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