Crime Rates at Moss Close, Walsall, WS4 2EF

Moss Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rushall-Shelfield , and the 40th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Close (WS4 2EF) in the last 12 months was 316.0 per 1,000 residents and was 367.7% higher than the Rushall-Shelfield average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 202.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Close (WS4 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Arboretum Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.