Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chaucer Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 446th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
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 Chaucer Road (CA14 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Moss Bay and Moorclose average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaucer Road (CA14 4HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Alexander Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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