Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moss Green area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 318 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 Moss Green (WS15 2NU) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Etching Hill & the Heath average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Green (WS15 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhaven, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holyoake Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moss Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovett Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharnbrook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Rogers Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Wetherall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crabtree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lovett Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aneurin Bevan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lovett Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurstbourne Close —
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Data Sources

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