Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Mosswood Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cannock Longford & Bridgtown , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

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 Mosswood Street (WS11 0AU) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Cannock Longford & Bridgtown average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mosswood Street (WS11 0AU), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Avenue. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mosswood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Delta Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Don Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Convent Close
Apr 2026Other crime Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Delta Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dee Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosswood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwoods Under investigation

Data Sources

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