Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Chadsmoor , and the 120th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

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 Moss Road (WS11 6DP) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Chadsmoor average (77.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Road (WS11 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Moss Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crab Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curlew Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Common Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardie Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Vermont Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vermont Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Arran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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