Moorcroft vs Norton Canes

Moorcroft has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 883 crimes in the last 12 months. Norton Canes has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 732 crimes. Norton Canes scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Moorcroft shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Norton Canes shows +0.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Moorcroft, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (310 incidents). In Norton Canes, it is Violent Crime (296 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Moorcroft recorded 173 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Norton Canes recorded 73. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Moorcroft totalled 310 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 296 in Norton Canes. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Moorcroft recorded 789 crimes (now 883, a change of +11.9%). Norton Canes recorded 728 crimes previously (now 732, +0.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Moorcroft has a resolution rate of 43.1% and Norton Canes has 26.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Moorcroft falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. Norton Canes is covered by Staffordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Moorcroft and Norton Canes. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.