Total Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chaucer Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 446th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Road (CA14 4HR) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Moss Bay and Moorclose average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaucer Road (CA14 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Hunday Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Udale Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneyheugh Grange | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Udale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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