Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moss Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Common , and the 118th highest crime rate of 438 local areas in Stafford .

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 Moss Close (ST16 1FN) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Common average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Close (ST16 1FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lineker Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baxter Green (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moss Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Aster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lineker Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chetney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romney Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardinal Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dunlin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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