Total Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moss Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Lane (CW8 2QF) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Hartford & Greenbank average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moss Lane (CW8 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brambles Chase, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Weaver & Cuddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fir Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bridge Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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