Mosspit & Silkmore Lane
Middle areaSouth east Stafford. 7,713 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 21% of people in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane at a rate of 108.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 329 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 165 |
| Other crime | 131 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 74 |
| Shoplifting | 69 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Mosspit & Silkmore Lane compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Mosspit & Silkmore Lane safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane at a rate of 108.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.5 per 1,000 people across Stafford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (329), anti-social behaviour (165) and other crime (131).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Stafford
These figures are published for the whole of Stafford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stafford and not Mosspit & Silkmore Lane alone. See Stafford
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane in brief
The median price paid for a home in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane was £206,197 in 2025.
Mosspit & Silkmore Lane had 7,685 usual residents at the census.
About 21% of people in Mosspit & Silkmore Lane live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mosspit & Silkmore Lane, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.